BlockPleasant Hill, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Scottsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35769. It stands on Mink Creek. The Survey maps it on the Swearengin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Swearengin quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Swearengin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Swearengin quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 472 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150930-001 |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-20 |
| 16 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 535 CO. LINE RD., AL |
| 15 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 535 CO. LINE RD., AL |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120911-001 |
| 31 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 455 PRESTON ISLAND CIRCLE, AL |
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 Pleasant Hill: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac 9a Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
21 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Hill in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | 1 hurt | A tree was knocked down onto CR 114. A vehicle ran into the tree a bit later and the occupant was injured. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Pleasant Hill | $120,000 | The tornado traversed the peninsula and River Ridge crossing Holiday Shores Road and Shoreland Circle with very sporadic tree damage noted and other structural damage to homes on Shoreland Circle and Shoreland Road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $10,000 | Multiple softwood trees and limbs were knocked down at 279, 620, and 1180 Skyline Shores Drive. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $8,000 | Power poles reported broken near Bob Jones Rd and on Goose Pond Island. Trees and powerlines were also reported down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $2,000 | A power line was knocked down near the intersection of Goosepond Drive and Berry Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down along Skyline Shores Drive. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking both lanes of Judge Drive. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on CR 77 near Highway 79. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $1,000 | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of County Roads 114 and 537. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $200 | A tree was knocked down in the Goose Pond Campground along Lake Guntersville. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto CR 77 near Swearingen. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $200 | A tree was knocked down onto CR 114. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Pleasant Hill | - | The tornado then crossed into Jackson County once again before reaching the shoreline where the tornado dissipated. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Pleasant Hill | - | The tornado crossed McCamey Road with more sporadic tree damage and a bradford pear tree uprooted. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | - | Trees were knocked down south of Scottsboro. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | - | A tree was knocked down and a roof was blown off a house along CR 144. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | - | Power lines were knocked down on Highway 79 near Goose Pond Drive. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | - | Several trees were knocked down or uprooted at Goose Pond Colony Resort. Furniture was blown off of boat houses at the marina. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | - | Multiple trees were knocked down, some on homes, in the Goose Pond Colony Resort. The time was estimated. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pleasant Hill | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Highway 79. 50 mph winds were estimated at this location as well. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Pleasant Hill | - | Baseball size hail fell between Scottsboro and Langston. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Beach | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Dodsonville (historical) | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Skyline Shores | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| New Hope | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Sauta (historical) | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Langston | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Dry Cove (historical) | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Aspel | 4.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156911. 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.