Pisgah, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35773. The Survey maps it on the Ardmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Pisgah between 1994 and 2020, burning about 370 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160914-5 |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pisgah: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan Materials Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pisgah in 12 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds produced roof damage at the Southern Gayles Golf Course between Athens and Toney, Alabama. The time was estimated by radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | $500 | A tree was knocked down at the corner of Bridges and Jennings Chapel Roads. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | $500 | A tree was knocked down on Bain Road. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Pisgah | - | Water covering the roads at Sharp Road and South Road in NE Limestone County. Fields and ditches overflowing. Report and photo from Social Media. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Pisgah | - | Ditches overflowing and water rushing over the road on Sharp Rd between Drawbaugh Rd and AL-251. Report and photos from Social Media. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | - | Trees were uprooted or snapped and roof shingles blown off. Reported via mPING. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | - | A tree and power pole were knocked down onto Colwell Road at Dorning Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | - | A National Weather Service team surveyed an area of northeast Limestone County northwest of Harvest. An uprooted tree and additional snapped smaller trees, |including multiple Bradford Pears, were observed, all facing an easterly direction. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | - | Trees were knocked down at Mckee Road in Toney. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | - | Trees were knocked down at Wooley Springs Road. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pisgah | - | Trees and power lines were knocked down at the intersection of McKee Road and Highway 251. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Pisgah | - | A small tornado touched down and produced tree damage to several trees along its path, including snapped and uprooted pine trees. One tree fell onto a home on Bridges road in Limestone county during the path of the tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooley Springs (historical) | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Center Hill | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sand Spring (historical) | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Oak Grove | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Bethel | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Caro (historical) | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Copeland | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Thach | 4.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137889. 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.








