Neel, Alabama
17 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 35640. It stands on Molly Branch. The Survey maps it on the Danville quadrangle. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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 Stroups Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Danville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Danville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Danville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Neel between 1994 and 2019, burning about 518 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
| 11 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170808-1 |
| 28 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180828-3 |
| 5 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120705-002 |
| 3 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120703-007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neel in 19 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | 2 hurt, $50,000 | Trees fell onto a home on Ironman Road injuring two occupants. One suffered severe cuts and a concussion and was treated a local hospital. The other experienced minor bruises. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down on Craze Road. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Garrison Road and Targum Road. Time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $3,000 | Power lines were knocked down on Neel School road. Time was estimated from radar data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $2,000 | A large tree was knocked down on Singleton Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocking the road at the intersection of Wynn Wallace Road and Iron Man Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down on Rocky Ford Road in Hartselle. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Neel | $2,000 | Two inch diameter size hail was reported near the city of Neel. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 200 Garrison Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 132 Boger Loop. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down on Neel School Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down and blocking a road intersection. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $200 | Power lines were knocked down on Rocky Ford Road at Elbert Self Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neel | $200 | A tree was knocked down at Singleton and Ironman Roads. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Neel | - | The tornado started near Rocky Ford Road and continued east toward U.S. Highway 31. Several large branches were found down along with trees uprooted along Van Bridge Road. A tree was found snapped at the trunk along Vaughn Bridge Road where the tornado reached its maximum intensity of EF-1 with a wind speed of 105 MPH. Northeast of|Vaughn Bridge Road the tornado reached its maximum width where several large branches were found. The tornado continued east crossing U.S. Highway 31 and then took a northeast turn with several large branches down along Indian Hills Road. The track continued northeast crossing Interstate 65 and ventured into Priceville. Several large branches were again found on various streets north of Point Mallard Parkway SE before the tornado dissipated along Cove Springs Road. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Neel | - | Flooding of the roadway was reported in the 400 to 700 block of Targum Road. Depth of water unknown. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Neel | - | Flooding was reported at the intersection of New Cut Road and Highway 36. The road has been barricaded. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Neel | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Neel. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Neel | - | Nickel-sized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Ridge | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Danville | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Wolftown | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Basham | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Flint City | 6.2 miles | 25 | |
| Valley View | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Longleaf Estates | 6.4 miles | 25 |
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 Neel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6986696 | 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 160222. 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.










