BlockLittle New York, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Town Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35976. It stands on Hurricane Branch. The Survey maps it on the Columbus City quadrangle. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Columbus City quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Columbus City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Columbus City 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 Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Little New York between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,298 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little New York in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Little New York | 1 killed, 1 hurt | An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of Gin Road in the Asbury community. A mobile home was completely destroyed with the content blown 40 yards and the frame blown 60 yards. Tragically, one occupant suffered fatal injuries with another suffering life threatening injuries. The tornado continued to track northeast destroying one large chicken house and damaging several others. Several barns and outbuildings sustained substantial damage. The tornado weakened as it continued to move northeast before lifting near Asbury Road. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Little New York | $16,000 | An EF-0 tornado with a 1.9 mile path length and maximum path width of 200 yards touched down just west of Martling Roadin the Martin/Asbury community. The tornado tracked east across Martling Road, Bell Orr Drive, and Claude Hill Road before weakening and lifting near Asbury Church Road. Along the track, several trees were uprooted and a few were snapped. Most of a metal roof was peeled from a a well constructed barn. A few houses near Claude Hill Road sustained minor roof damage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little New York | $8,000 | Trees were blown down on Martling Gap road. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little New York | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and powerlines down from Town Creek to the entrance of Guntersville State Park along Highway 227. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little New York | $2,000 | A tree was blown down near Baker road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little New York | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Asbury Road. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Little New York | - | Tick Duckett Road was washed out due to flash flooding. A vehicle had to be rescued. Time estimated by news report. Depth of water unknown. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little New York | - | Trees were knocked down on Wright Lane and Martling Gap Road. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Little New York | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of Ross Raines Road near Claude Hill Road. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Little New York | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of Claude Hill Road in Asbury. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little New York | - | A squall line knocked down power lines near Martling. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martling | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Poplar Springs | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Asbury | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Meltonsville | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Alder Springs | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Jink (historical) | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Peters (historical) | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Five Points | 4.1 miles | 23 |
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 Little New York | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18349901 | 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 156616. 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.