Pratt City, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35214. It lies near Irish Hill. The Survey maps it on the Birmingham North quadrangle.
On record in Pratt City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Thomas Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away- Pratt City Carline Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Pratt City between 1993 and 2020, burning about 731 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 46 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/incendiarism | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-16 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150924-001 |
| 19 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 4309 SUNFLOWER STREET, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pratt City: 4 plants, 3 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Plant | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| East Thomas Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wade Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Watkins Number 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Republic Steel/ Birmingham, Ala. | Iron | Plant | ||
| So. Electric Steel/Birmingham, Ala. | Iron | Plant | ||
| U S Steel/ Birmingham, Ala. | Iron | Plant | ||
| U S Steel/ Fairfield, Ala. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pratt City in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2004: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pratt City | $75,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from near Pratt City to western Birmingham, near Smithfield. A few homes and garages were damaged by fallen trees. Thousands of electric customers were temporarily without power. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pratt City | $11,000 | Trees were knocked down in Pratt City. One tree landed on a home causing damage. EMA |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pratt City | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Drifttracks | 0.4 miles | 28 | |
| East Thomas Gardens | 0.7 miles | 30 | |
| Thomas | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Tuxedo Heights | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Westchester Estates | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Village Creek Junction | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Frenchtown | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Acipcoville | 1.8 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122590263 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153059. 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.













