New Hope, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Victoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36346. The Survey maps it on the Brundidge SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1948 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Brundidge SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brundidge SE quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 1995 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-11 |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140712-001 |
| 9 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2433 CO RD 210, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Hope: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cof 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hope in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2020: 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | Trees and power lines were down on CR105 between CR114 and CR107. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | New Hope | - | County Road 114 near the chicken plant was washed out due to flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Frisco | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Clowers Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Roeton | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Chestnut Grove | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Victoria | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Mixson | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Lowry Mill | 6.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123780. 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.







