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Middleton, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ohatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36271. It lies near Point Calhoun. The Survey maps it on the Wellington quadrangle.

Middleton within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

116 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Middleton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,255 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 42 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/incendiarism42
Debris and open burning35
Equipment and vehicle use15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20130908-001
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160928-32
27 September 2016Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160927-13
27 September 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionHIGHWAY 77, AL
26 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Middleton: 18 unknowns, 5 producers, 5 past producers, 3 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Janey Iron MineIron, ManganesePast Producer
Mohawk PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ohatchee QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pelham Range Lead ProspectLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Coosa Pit Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Mohawk PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1949
Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

Storms near this place

14 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleton in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 8 deaths and 25 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF4)Middleton8 killed, 25 hurt, $122,000,000This tornado initially touched down in eastern Jefferson County, north northeast of Trussville and moved northeast through portions of St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah and Cherokee Counties, before it moved into Georgia, across Polk, Floyd and Bartow (See Storm Data Peachtree City) Counties. The tornado crossed Neely Henry Lake and into Calhoun County at Eagle Cove Rd., northwest of Ohatchee. At this point, the tornado had winds of 180 mph, an EF4 rating, and a path width of 1 mile. As the tornado crossed AL Hwy 77, numerous homes were leveled and mobile homes were demolished. Trees were left as stumps. Four fatalities occurred in this area. The tornado continued to cause extensive damage as it moved northeast crossing US Hwy 431 at Colwell and CR 23, where several homes and one church were destroyed. Four fatalities occurred in this area. As the tornado approached the Etowah County line, it weakened to an EF2 with winds of 120 mph, but continued to cause damage. Several homes were damaged and one mobile home destroyed along CR 64. The tornado moved into Etowah County east of Cannonball Rd. ||This tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm that began in Newton County Mississippi at 13:54 pm CST, and dissipated in Macon County, North Carolina at approximately 21:18 pm CST. This supercell spawned several strong to violent tornadoes along its long path, which included another violent EF4 tornado that crossed portions of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of the Birmingham.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$10,000A tree was blown down onto a house, briefly trapping its occupants. There were no reported injuries.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$5,000Several trees were blown down on AL Hwy 77.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$3,000A few trees were blown down blocking Highway 77 just south of Cobb Road.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$2,000Several trees were blown down in the western portion of Calhoun County, near Ohatchee.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$500A tree fell across Highway 77 near Ohatchee.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMiddleton$500A tree was blown down onto Mohawk Cliff Road, near Ohatchee.
May 2017Flash FloodMiddleton-Video from Social Media showed high, fast-moving water flowing across Spring Road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-Several trees uprooted in the town of Ohatchee.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-Strong winds caused minor structural damage to a post office, gas station, and grocery store at the intersection of Highway 77 and Highway 144. Siding was removed from buildings and additional damage occurred from wind blown debris. Also, several power poles were snapped.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-A large tree was uprooted.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMiddleton-Several trees were blown down along Lost Creek Rd.
March 2011HailMiddleton-no account filed
June 2009HailMiddleton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Calhoun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ingram Wells0.7 miles18
Beasley (historical)0.9 miles18
Ohatchee1.3 miles24
Timmons Springs (historical)1.7 miles24
Chigger Ridge (historical)2.0 miles18
Grayton2.3 miles18
Zula (historical)2.4 miles19
Lowrimores Crossroads2.6 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156704. 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.