New Moon, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedar Bluff-Gaylesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35973. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
463 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 463 fires within 5 miles of New Moon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,573 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 309 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 309 |
| Debris and open burning | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-15 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of New Moon: 8 occurrences, 4 past producers. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown, Mills Creek Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Moon in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Moon | $5,000 | A large tree fell partially on a home along County Road 217. A couple other trees fell on Highway 35 at Blanche and on Longshore Drive in Leesburg. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Moon | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the New Moon Community. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Moon | - | Multiple trees were downed across northern Cherokee County, with multiple callouts to Broomtown VFD to help clear trees from roadways. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Moon | - | Several trees uprooted along County Road 99. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Starkville (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Broomtown | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rhinehart | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Berry Springs | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Burgess | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Jamestown | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Chesterfield | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156786. 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.








