BlockNeedmore, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Albertville-Boaz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35957. It stands on Lemon Branch. The Survey maps it on the Boaz quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Mountainboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Boaz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Boaz quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 1998 and 2016, burning about 564 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-10 |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160628-3 |
| 23 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1182 CORBIN RD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Needmore in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Needmore | $3,000 | Power lines were reported down in the Needmore community. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down along Highway 168. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the road near the intersection of Highway 168 and Needmore Road near Douglas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett (historical) | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Whitesville | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Red Apple (historical) | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Horton | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| White Oak | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Friendship (historical) | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| High Point | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Boaz | 4.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156770. 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.