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New Lexington, Alabama

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Samantha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35546. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Lexington quadrangle. It stands 430 feet above sea level.

New Lexington within Tuscaloosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of New Lexington between 1994 and 2019, burning about 533 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 23 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 burning26
Arson/incendiarism23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural4
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 1998Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use25 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
1 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190801-4
22 July 2011Natural54 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionVICK ROAD, AL
2 July 1998Natural1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuscaloosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Lexington: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Waste Pond North River MineAluminumOccurrenceIllite, Kaolinite

Every working recorded in Tuscaloosa County

Storms near this place

12 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Lexington in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF2)New Lexington$2,500,000The fourth segment of this long track tornado entered Tuscaloosa County for the second time at CR 12, south of New Lexington. This tornado began in Pickens County, 5 miles northeast of Pickensville, and tracked through Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker, Cullman (See Storm Data for Huntsville), and Blount Counties, before it dissipated in Marshall (See Storm Data for Huntsville) County. While the average path width of this tornado in this portion of Tuscaloosa County was around 0.5 mile (880 yds), the maximum path width was 0.75 mile (1320 yds). As the tornado crossed into Tuscaloosa County, minor tree damage of EF1 rating was noted. As the tornado crossed US Hwy 43, a mobile home was completely destroyed and the debris from the building was blown away. Northeast of US Hwy 43, a single family brick home suffered major roof loss as the tornado strengthened briefly to an EF2 rating, with winds of 120 mph. As the tornado continued northeastward across north Tuscaloosa County, minor tree damage occurred and at least 3 other homes sustained minor roof damage. The storm moved into southeastern Fayette County at Old Cheatam Rd, northwest of Sandtown.
February 2008Tornado (EF1)New Lexington$25,000The tornado that touched down in southeastern Fayette County entered Tuscaloosa County just west of the New Lexington Community. From there, the tornado continued its northeastward path, staying just inside Tuscaloosa County for about 5.5 miles. The tornado damaged a gas station building in New Lexington, and downed numerous trees. The tornado then moved back into Fayette County near Upper Ridge Road.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Lexington$3,000Several trees were blown down on US-43, near the New Lexington Community.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindNew Lexington$3,000Several trees were blown in northern Tuscaloosa County on Dellert Farm Road off US 43.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindNew Lexington-The National Weather Service surveyed damage in northern Tuscaloosa County associated with a severe thunderstorm that moved through the area the previous evening. Only very minimal, sporadic wind damage was observed on Old Jasper Rd, Old Cheatam Rd, and Bagwell Rd, with no spatial continuity between points. This storm later produced the surveyed damage in Jefferson County.||In addition, an 18-wheeler was blown over along Highway 13 near the Tuscaloosa/Fayette county line.
June 2021Flash FloodNew Lexington-Several roads flooded and impassable across northern Tuscaloosa County. The flooded roads include Highway 171 near Mormon Road, Homeplace Road, Jackson Trace Road, and several roads in the town of New Lexington.
March 2019HailNew Lexington-Large hail reported along Highway 43.
April 2014Flash FloodNew Lexington-Widespread flash flooding occurred across portions of Tuscaloosa county, including the cities of Tuscaloosa, Northport, and Lake View. Four to five inches of rainfall caused water to flow across roadways and creeks to rise above bank full . Numerous roads were closed. Repairs to roadways, bridges, and debris removal totaled around $750K.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Lexington-A porch awning and roof of a single wide mobile home were blown off and two outbuildings sustained roof damage.
March 2019HailNew Lexington-no account filed
March 2012HailNew Lexington-no account filed
March 2011HailNew Lexington-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tuscaloosa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gorgas3.7 miles12
Sandtown9.0 miles17
Skelton Bend Estates9.5 miles18
Windham Springs9.7 miles20
Samantha10.0 miles18
Wiley10.5 miles17
Moores Bridge10.7 miles10
Searcy Farms11.2 miles18

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 New LexingtonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22058520The 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 152656. 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.