Littleton, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mountainboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35952. It lies near Little Sand Valley. The Survey maps it on the Howelton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Howelton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
187 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Littleton between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,924 acres in total. None started naturally. 110 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 110 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190907-7 |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160907-9 |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-6 |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Littleton: 6 prospects, 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Chert | |
| Osborn Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osborn Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 1 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 3 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Prospect 1 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Iron Prospect 2 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Iron Prospect 3 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Iron Prospect 6 | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Littleton in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Lightning | Littleton | $2,000 | A lightning strike caused a shed fire, on Littleton Road north of Attalla. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Littleton Road, north of Attala. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed near the intersection of Buster Willet Road and Duck Springs Road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 431. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | Several trees uprooted north of the city of Gadsden. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Littleton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Noble Hill | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Ridgeville | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Rockledge | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Benson (historical) | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Norton | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Ivalee | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Brans Chapel | 2.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121921. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.










