Morgan City, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Laceys Spring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35754. It lies near Pine Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Newsome Sinks 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
- 1936 USGS Newsome Sinks quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Newsome Sinks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Newsome Sinks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
51 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Morgan City between 1994 and 2019, burning about 573 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1268 HICKORY CIRCLE, AL |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-7 |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 505 PINE RIDGE ROAD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Morgan City: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Dredge No.8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| General Shale Pits | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morgan City in 18 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flood, 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $8,000 | Trees were blown down near the intersection of Rescue Road and Walters Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $3,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocking the roadway. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree off of southeastern portions of Lawrence Road in Morgan City. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at 127 Substation Road blocking the roadway. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Rescue road. Likely caused by outflow from thunderstorms to the N of this location. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down near the intersection of Borden Road and Farm Supply Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | $200 | A tree was knocked down near the intersection of Old Silo Road and U.S. Highway 231. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Morgan City | - | A National Weather Service damage survey assessed tornado damage in northeastern Morgan County. Damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with a peak wind speed of 94 mph.||Many damage indicators were in the form of uprooted trees and minor structural damage. The tornado touched down near the Highway 32 and Crisco Circle intersection. Tracking east-northeast, numerous trees were uprooted along Rescue Road. Near Rescue Road and Highway 231, an unanchored shed was destroyed. The tornado crossed the highway and uprooted many more trees along Old Silo Road and also damaged the roof to chicken houses. The tornado lifted just west of the Morgan-Marshall County line. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Morgan City | - | Road damage on Hwy 231 on Brindlee Mountain. Road is sliding/creeping downhill. |
| November 2016 | Hail | Morgan City | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan City | - | A large tree and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Morgan City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on Georgia Mountain. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Morgan City | - | One inch diameter hail was reported. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Morgan City | - | Baseball size hail fell in Morgan city. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Morgan City | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Morgan City | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| West Point | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Laceys Spring | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Apple Grove | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Valhermoso Springs | 6.5 miles | 23 | |
| Woodland Mills | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Center Grove | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Peach Grove (historical) | 7.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123040. 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.









