Oden Ridge, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Eva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35622. It lies near Gandy Cove. The Survey maps it on the Eva quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Eva quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Eva quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Eva quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Oden Ridge between 1993 and 2019, burning about 816 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180915-4 |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 260 WATER TOWER ROAD, AL |
| 17 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160704-18 |
| 27 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SOUTH OF HOLMES ROAD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oden Ridge in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Oden Ridge | $15,000 | A tornado touched down on the south side of Wilson Mountain Rd just south of the intersection with Key Turney Rd in Falkville, AL. The tornado snapped a couple of hardwood trees and did minor roof damage to a mobile home near its touchdown point. The tornado crossed Wilson Mountain Rd, heading generally in a NE direction and snapped and uprooted trees along its path. One of these hardwood trees fell on a shed at a residence on the north side of Wilson Mountain Rd. A few snapped and uprooted trees were observed along its path as it descended into Devils Cellar Hollow. A couple of large trees were also uprooted to the NE of there along a small section of Jewel Lesalle Ln. This was the last point damage was evident as the tornado moved into rugged, nearly inaccessible terrain. Special thanks to Morgan County, AL EMA for their assistance in this survey. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $6,000 | Trees were blown down in and near the 600 block of Wilson Mountain Road in the Oden Ridge community. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $4,000 | Powerlines and trees were knocked down near the 500 block of Wilson Mountain Road at Lindsey Drive. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $2,000 | A tree and power line were knocked down at 530 J Lasalle Lane. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $2,000 | A tree was blown down along Gandy's Cove Road west of Oden Ridge. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $1,500 | A tree limb and power line were knocked down at 110 G Hudgins Drive. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $1,000 | Two large branches were knocked down into the roadway at the intersection of South Cedar Cove Road and Mt. Zion Road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Wilson Mountain Road and Gandys Cove Road. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $1,000 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds along Greasy Cove road in the Rock Creek area. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto the road. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Oden Ridge | - | Flash flooding reported on Six Mile Creek Road near Florette. Depth of water at least 4-6 inches at this time. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Oden Ridge | - | Three quarter of an inch in diameter fell just north of Eva. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Oden Ridge | - | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported in Oden Ridge. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oden Ridge | - | Trees were knocked down blocking the road on Six Mile Creek Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Oden Ridge | - | Nickel sized hail was reported at a local gas station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eva | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Six Mile | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Union Hill | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cole Spring | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Center Dale | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Stringer | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Florette | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lynntown | 4.9 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122597487 | The 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 124179. 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.









