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New London, Alabama

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Pell City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35054. It lies near Camp Creek Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Laniers quadrangle. It stands 466 feet above sea level.

New London within St. Clair County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 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

227 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of New London between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,514 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 81 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 burning91
Arson/incendiarism81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Recreation and ceremony20
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2005Arson/incendiarism23 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Debris and open burning4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremony10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20140930-002
30 September 2007Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Clair County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of New London: 4 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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
No Name GivenIronPast ProducerResidual
Norman MountainIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in St. Clair County

Storms near this place

5 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New London in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 tornado, 1 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2009Tornado (EF1)New London$100,000The tornado touched down in Pleasant Grove along CR-27. It then tracked northeastward and generally paralleled CR-27 and Wolf Creek. The tornado crossed Interstate 20 near the intersection of US-231 in Pell City, and continued northeastward all the way to the Coosa River just beyond the River Ranch Road Community. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped off along the path. Many fallen trees and power poles landed on homes and outbuildings.
December 2024Tornado (EF0)New London-NWS Birmingham storm survey has determined a brief EF-0 tornado impacted areas near Logan Martin Lake in far southern St. Clair County. The tornado began causing timber damage southwest of Rivercrest Drive. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and many fell onto homes near Shady Brook Lane. The tornado crossed the water and caused additional damage to timber and residences on Coosa Island Road. The tornado continued northeast causing, to a lesser degree, additional timber damage on Rabbit Branch Road and Treasure Island Road before dissipating. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 mph.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNew London-Multiple trees uprooted across Wolf Creek Road.
March 2021Tornado (EF1)New London-National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest St. Clair County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph.||This tornado originated in Bibb County and crossed through Shelby County before entering St. Clair County near Wolf Creek Road. It dissipated shortly after crossing into St. Clair County with damage consisting of uprooted and snapped trees.
April 2009HailNew London-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Clair 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
Fountainrun (historical)2.5 miles21
Saint Clair Shores3.1 miles21
Wolf Creek3.5 miles21
Logan Martin Pines3.6 miles21
Pleasant Grove3.8 miles21
Catatoga Estates4.6 miles21
Riveria Estates5.0 miles21
Rock Inn Estates5.2 miles21

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 LondonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q19987290The 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 164782. 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.