Lim Rock, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Paint Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35776. It lies near Gentles Cove. The Survey maps it on the Lim Rock quadrangle. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Lim Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Lim Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lim Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Lim Rock between 1994 and 2017, burning about 323 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-10 |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-2 |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160921-3 |
| 7 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150615-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lim Rock in 16 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Lim Rock | $53,300 | A brief tornado touched down just before County Road 525, crossing County Road 30, before dissipating just shy of the railroad tracks north of Highway 35. A narrow path of hard and softwood tree damage was noted along this path, consistent with 85mph winds (EF0) damage. Further south of this track, sporadic tree damage was noted along County Road 30 north of Highway 35. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged some mobile homes. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $6,000 | Several trees were reported down in on highway 35 in the Larkinsville/Lim Rock area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $4,000 | Large trees were uprooted and a few snapped at the top as well. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $2,000 | A power pole was reported down off of CR 30. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $2,000 | Large trees were snapped above the trunk. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $1,000 | A tree was reported down blocking the road at the intersection of CR 82 and CR 30. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking both lanes about 1/2 of a mile from CR 30 along CR 82. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $1,000 | A tree was reported down blocking both lanes on CR 84 at CR 82 in the Scottsboro area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $1,000 | Large softwood tree branches were broken. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the road at 2504 State Highway 35 in Lim Rock. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lim Rock | - | Quarter size hail was reported at this location. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Lim Rock | - | Approximately 6 inches of water covering CR 30 in multiple locations, including CR119. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Lim Rock | - | Over a foot of water covering CR 11 in a few spots between Highways 72 and 35. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lim Rock | - | A few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Lim Rock | - | county road 35 with several inches of water over road. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkinsville | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Aspel | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Pierceton (historical) | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Dry Cove (historical) | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Wininger | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Woodville | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Letcher | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Little Nashville | 6.0 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lim Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20657950 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 154471. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









