Nottingham, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Renfroe-Laniers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35014. The Survey maps it on the Winterboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Winterboro quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Winterboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
451 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 451 fires within 5 miles of Nottingham between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7,595 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 150 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 | 176 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 150 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-9 |
| 6 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-17 |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Nottingham: 10 past producers, 7 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Talc-Soapstone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Alpine Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Plant | ||
| Northern Deposit | Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| Robinson Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Southern Deposit of Winterboro Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| W W Holmes Prospect A | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| W W Holmes Prospect B | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Alpine Mountain Prospect | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Carlton Limonite Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cook Beds | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nottingham in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Nottingham | $8,000 | A brief tornado touched down along CR 46, about 2.5 miles northwest of Winterboro and moved eastward, dissipating just after it crossed Reynolds Mill Road. Several trees were snapped or uprooted along the short path. One home sustained damage to the front porch and metal roofs to several outbuildings were partially removed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Reynolds Mill | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Plantersville | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Reubenville | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Alpine | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Ledbetter | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Winterboro | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Mardisville | 3.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156807. 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.










