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Pleasant Grove, Alabama

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35653. It stands on Smelser Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Grove quadrangle.

Pleasant Grove within Franklin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Grove between 1997 and 2020, burning about 848 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 33 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/incendiarism33
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2005Debris and open burning30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2004Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Grove: 8 unknowns. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

4 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Grove in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2016Tornado (EF2)Pleasant Grove1 hurtA supercell crossed over northern Franklin County Alabama and a tornado developed and touched down near Lost Creek Road on the northeast side of the Cedar Creek Reservoir. When it touched down, a number of hardwood trees, softwood trees, and power poles were snapped and a well built single family home lost a significant amount of the roofing material and the one occupant of the home was injured when the tornado occurred. The home also shifted with cracks noted on the concrete under-girding of the home. This is where the tornado was at its strongest (EF-2). The tornado quickly moved northeast snapping 10-20 trees and power poles as it moved towards the Frankfort Community along County Road 88.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindPleasant Grove$1,000A tree was knocked down at 1425 CR133. Time was estimated from radar.
January 2023Tornado (EF1)Pleasant Grove-A tornado touched down just west of Shady Grove Road. Damage to a small farm outbuilding and snapped cedar trees were observed. The tornado quickly moved through a residential farm and damaged the roof of a couple farm outbuildings, snapped more large branches, and downed more trees. The owner of the property managed to safely seek shelter in his tractor as the tornado quickly passed. More tree damage was noted to the northeast of the Shady Grove Road farm before it produced minor roof damage to chicken houses and a mobile home. The tornado appeared to have lifted near this location. Maximum winds were estimated at 88 mph, using snapped cedar trees as a damage indicator.
November 2019HailPleasant Grove-Quarter sized hail reported near Belgreen. Time estimated by radar.

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Frankfort4.1 miles19
White Oak4.4 miles19
Guinn Cross Roads5.9 miles12
Dempsey6.2 miles12
Belgreen7.2 miles14
Pleasant Site8.1 miles13
Jonesboro8.3 miles19
Old Nauvoo8.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156908. 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.