Massey, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Danville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35619. It stands on Witt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Massey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1935 USGS Danville quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Mc Kendry quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Massey quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Massey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Massey between 1995 and 2020, burning about 494 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-21 |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180918-2 |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150824-001 |
| 17 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massey in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $15,000 | A roof was reported blown off a building in Massey. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down on Highway 55 west in Danville. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $5,000 | Some windows were blown out in a mobile home. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $3,000 | Trees and a barn were knocked down at New Cut Road at RB Orr Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $3,000 | Several power lines were blown down in southwest Morgan County near Massey. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down at the intersection of New Cut Road and R B Orr in Hartselle. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down with blockage near Nance Ford Road and Lee Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on Bramlett road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $1,000 | A large tree was knocked down at the intersection of West Lacon Road and State Crusher Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | $500 | A tree and power lines were knocked down onto the road at 2531 CR 55. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Massey | - | Barkley Bridge Road between 55 and West Lacon Road was reported flooded. Depth of water about a foot deep. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Massey | - | Flash flooding reported on New Cut Road near Massey. Depth of water estimated to be 6-8 inches in depth. |
| March 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Massey | - | A photo of a funnel cloud that was spotted on Nance Ford Road was reported by broadcast media. Time was estimated, but the location of the photo was identified via mapping. |
| March 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Massey | - | A tornado produced widespread tree damage (snapped and uprooted) along the path from near the intersection of County Road 55 and Summerford Rd to Wilhite Rd (east of I 65 on the the Cullman/Morgan Co border). The only structural damage to note was a couple small farm structures and sheds that were heavily damaged or destroyed adjacent to Evergreen Rd, consistent with EF-1 damage. Damage indicators became more widely scattered as it approached I-65, but several trees were observed damaged along Wilhite Rd. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Massey | - | Flash flooding with at least 6 inches of swift moving water on Barkley Bridge Road along Mack Creek. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Massey | - | Flash flooding reported on New Cut Road at Herrin Creek. Water rescues underway with up to 6 vehicles trapped. 3 feet of swift flood waters reported. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Massey | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on Freeman Road. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Massey | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near the Massey community. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massey | - | A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Plains | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Camp Ground | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lebanon | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Penn | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Thomas Place | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Andrews Chapel | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Danville | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Tanner Heights | 6.0 miles | 19 |
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 Massey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60760697 | 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 160053. 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.










