Pleasant Ridge, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35570. It stands on Stevens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
232 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,126 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 82 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 | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-2 |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-11 |
| 30 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen Materials, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Ridge in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Pleasant Ridge | $15,000 | A tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 75 and Bishop Road, in a rural area northwest of the city of Hamilton. It tracked northeastward through a largely rural area in central Marion County between the cities of Hamilton and Hackleburg. The tornado caused mostly tree damage as it crossed County Road 29, Highway 187, County Road 41, and Highway 43. One building on County Road 29, where winds were strongest at 85 mph, had some shingles blow off, a shed was destroyed, and a dozen trees were downed. The tornado lifted along Highway 43 near Traverse Station Road southwest of Hackleburg city limits. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | $500 | A tree was blown down onto US-43, just north of Hamilton. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 187. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Several trees uprooted in the Shiloh Community near the intersection of County Road 73 and County Road 20. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Several trees uprooted between the cities of Hamilton and Hackleburg. |
| January 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Pleasant Ridge | - | National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed damage in Marion County near the city of Hamilton and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 43 and Beecher Street, about 3 miles northeast of Hamilton. The tornado path was all on the southeast side of Highway 43/17. One home suffered roof and shingle damage, and several trees were uprooted. Some of the debris was thrown several hundred yards downstream. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Several softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. A 12 foot by 12 foot porch was uplifted and tossed 30 feet. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Pleasant Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Pleasant Ridge | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Weston | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Barnesville | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Fulton Bridge | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bexar | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pearces Mills | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pigeye | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pikeville | 9.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156912. 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.





