Longview, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Alabaster-Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35007. The Survey maps it on the Alabaster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Alabaster quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Longview between 1994 and 2019, burning about 598 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 31 S, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Longview: 9 producers, 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 3 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Alabaster Lime Plant | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Landmark Quarry & Lime Mill | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Longview Mine & Lime Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Calera Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Maylene Quarry No. 4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Montevallo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scotrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Verlie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Verlie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Longview in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | $2,000 | Several trees were snapped along Interstate 65, between mile markers 235 and 236. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 26 near the intersection of Camp Branch Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longview | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 26. |
| December 2014 | Flash Flood | Longview | - | County road 87 near the intersection of Highway 31 has become impassable due to water covering the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Camp Branch | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Verlie | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Willmay | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Scottsdale | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Elliotsville | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Glen Forest | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Varnons | 2.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152152. 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.








