New Prospect, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Marbury census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36091. The Survey maps it on the White City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Billingsley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS White City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
307 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 307 fires within 5 miles of New Prospect between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,132 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 48 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 | 142 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Prospect in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | New Prospect | $60,000 | A tornado initially touched down along County Road 57, just south of County Road 49. Here, a mobile home suffered significant roof damage and also damage to its decking material. The tornado continued to the northeast causing tree damage and then crossed Interstate 65 and Highway 31, where additional tree damage occurred. As it continued moving further northeast, it crossed County 68 and Highway 143 where several outdoor building suffered damage and trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado crossed the Elmore County line where it eventually lifted along Tram Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | Several trees uprooted southwest of Marbury, along County Road 68 and County Road 99. |
| April 2014 | Flood | New Prospect | - | Up to five inches of rain fell across Autauga County, causing many roads to become impassable as rainfall ended, between U.S. Highway 82 and Interstate 65, east of Billingsley. Water, as deep as six inches, spilled out of ditches and culverts and into the roadway. Although numerous roads were temporarily closed, portions of County Road 42 and County Road 123 were washed out and closed until repairs were made. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | A tree was blown down blocking the roadway along County Road 20 West at the Interstate 65 overpass. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | A large tree was blown down blocking the roadway near the intersection of County Road 57 and County Road 20. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | A tree was blown down into roadway at County Road 20 and County Road 65. |
| March 2013 | Hail | New Prospect | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Wilder Hill (historical) | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| White City | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pyron | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Marbury | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rollins | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Browntown | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Wadsworth | 4.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147596. 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.







