Parker, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mooresville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35756. It stands on Oakland Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Greenbrier quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1963 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Parker between 1994 and 2019, burning about 264 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 97-8 |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160914-10 |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parker in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $5,000 | Roof damage was reported near the intersection of Bowers Road and Powell Road. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | Water covering the road at the intersection of Hardiman and Segers Roads in Madison. Water depth unknown. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Parker | - | Water covering the road at the intersection of Burgreen and Neyland Drive in Madison. Water depth unknown. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | - | Several trees and power lines were knocked down between Tanner and Madison. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped power pols along Bowers and Greenbrier Roads just south of Huntsville Browns Ferry Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Burgreen Gin | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Country Acres | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Greenbrier | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Salem Corner | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Peets Corner | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Capshaw | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| East Limestone | 4.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156859. 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.










