Newburg, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35654. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Newburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Newburg between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,889 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180921-6 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 460 acres | National Forests in Alabama | CHERRY HILL |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 706 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Newburg: 9 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloss Number 7 | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Waco | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newburg in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | $6,000 | Several trees were blown down and some minor shingle damage was observed at one home. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down along CR 83. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | $2,000 | Power lines and trees down in the vicinity of CR 724, CR 91 and CR 81. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| February 2026 | Hail | Newburg | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported via mPING. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | - | Numerous trees were knocked down near Highway 24. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Newburg | - | Three-quarter inch hail was reported at Newburg. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Newburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharptown | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Waco | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Saints Crossroads | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bethsaida | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mountain Star | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Union | 7.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160249. 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.








