Moshat, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Centre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35960. The Survey maps it on the Ellisville quadrangle. It stands 673 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ellisville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Moshat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,125 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 117 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 | 117 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-7 |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-11 |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 134 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-13 |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO. RD. 168, AL |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20120929-001 |
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 Moshat: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Che 9 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cherokee County Hwy. Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moshat in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moshat | - | A few trees and powerlines were downed in and south of Centre, including on Highway 411, CR 14, CR 32, CR 65, CR 7, and CR 29 at CR 45. |
| March 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Moshat | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in central Cherokee County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph. The short-lived tornado began near Highway 9 and the Cherokee County Country Club Golf Course. The tornado moved northeast along County Road 163. At the intersection of Highway 9 and County Road 163, a home sustained damage to the garage door and an adjacent pine tree was snapped. Just east of this location, at least ten pine trees were snapped along portions of the golf course. One half mile to the northeast, shingles were blown off several apartment buildings. Just north of the apartment complex, a farm outbuilding was completely destroyed and the metal panels were thrown 300 yards downstream across a field. The tornado dissipated shortly thereafter before it reached Highway 411. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moshat | - | Small outbuilding destroyed and several trees uprooted on County Road 83 near Highway 411. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Moshat | - | Reported in the Moshat Community. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moshat | - | Reported in the Moshat Community. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Moshat | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Piney | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bomar | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Coloma (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Tucker Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Brooks Estates | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Northwood Estates | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Tennala | 3.1 miles | 18 |
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 Moshat | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19987201 | 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 123107. 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.








