Pride, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Littleville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35674. It lies near Sand Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pride quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1925 USGS Barton quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Barton quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Barton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Pride quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Pride quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Pride quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
121 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Pride between 1993 and 2019, burning about 650 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-8 |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pride: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Rock Asphalt | Producer | 1923 | |
| Tuscumbia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pride in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Pride | 5 hurt | The tornado touched down just south of U.S. Highway 72 near Hawk Pride Mountain Road before crossing the highway and tracking along County Road 24 into southern Tuscumbia. Most damage indicators consisted of uprooted trees; however, one location featured a snapped hardwood trunk, supporting the peak wind estimate of 105 mph. The tornado continued east into Muscle Shoals, where it caused significant damage in the Holiday Trailer Park area. Several large hardwood trees were uprooted and fell onto residential units, resulting in five reported injuries. The tornado tracked just north of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport turning northward and passing through Ford City and eventually across Wilson Lake into Lauderdale County. Damage was primarily to trees with several uprooted trees, split trees, and large limbs downed in this area. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $2,000 | A tree was reported down onto powerlines at 6530 Hawk Pride Mountain Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $2,000 | A telephone pole and lines were knocked down at the intersection of Locust Lane and Carter Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Smallwood Mountain Road and Woodland Drive. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Hawk Pride Mountain Road and Willingham Loop Road. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $1,000 | A tree was blown down off of Sherrod Lane. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at the Pride Landing boat ramp. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $500 | A tree was knocked down at 2900 Smallwood Mountain Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $500 | A tree was knocked down at this location. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $500 | A tree was knocked down. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $200 | A tree was knocked down at 2265 Old Memphis Pike. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $200 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Willingham Loop and Sweetgum Lane. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $200 | A tree was knocked down. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pride | $200 | A tree was knocked down on Old Memphis Pike. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Pride | - | A tornado touched down near Pride, where numerous trees were damaged or uprooted, and a small farm building sustained minor roof damage. The tornado continued eastward across Little Bear Creek, where widespread tree damage was observed, including several instances where falling trees caused structural damage to single-family homes. Additional tree damage was caused by the tornado as it moved through Sheffield before it lifted just west of Highway 43. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Pride | - | Water over US Highway 72 and Highway 247 due to flash flooding in the Barton community. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Pride | - | At least a foot of water over the road west of the intersection of Pride Landing Road on Hwy 72. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Pride | - | Penny sized hail was reported around a mile northeast of Pride. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville (historical) | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hawk Pride | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Red Rock | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar Hills Estates | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Barton | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Mountain Mills (historical) | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Oka Kapassa (historical) | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rivermont | 5.2 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Pride | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28153606 | 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 163938. 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.










