Longview, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Vinemont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35179. The Survey maps it on the Falkville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000
- 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
89 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Longview between 1997 and 2020, burning about 456 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-16 |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140924-002 |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-7 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Longview in 6 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 400 CR 1442. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at 30 CR 1184. Time estimated by radar. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | $1,000 | A few trees were knocked down on Interstate 65, about 5 miles north of Cullman. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | $500 | Numerous large tree limbs were down along Interstate 65 about one mile north of exit 310. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Longview | - | Hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter was estimated by a photo on CR 1269. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | - | Pine trees with a diameter of 1.5 feet were snapped. Personal weather station measured a wind gust of 87 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinemont | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| South Vinemont | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Southern Pines | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Hill | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| North Vinemont | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Northwood | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Centerville | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Dyers Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122022. 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.









