Plevna, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the New Market census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35761. It lies near Summers Hollow. The Survey maps it on the New Market quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS New Market 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
100 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Plevna between 1997 and 2020, burning about 283 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plevna in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plevna | $9,000 | A tree was reported down and a power pole down near School House Road and Buddy Williamson Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plevna | $5,000 | A tree and power pole was knocked down near School House Road and Buddy Williamson Road. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plevna | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees north of New Market near Plevna. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plevna | $3,000 | Powerlines down on Winchester road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plevna | $2,000 | Power lines were knocked down on Buddy Williamson Road. Time was estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Crossing | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hillsboro | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Roseboro | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mint Spring | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Fairview | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| New Market | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Union Grove | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Walnut Grove | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 125066. 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.









