Reid, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35611. It stands on Lake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jones Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Stewart Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Jones Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1976 USGS Jones Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Reid between 1994 and 2020, burning about 564 acres in total. None 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140925-003 |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180922-6 |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-11 |
| 20 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-5 |
| 2 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reid in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Reid | $927,000 | The tornado began south of Highway 72, between York Lane and Lucas Ferry Road. Significant impacts were observed near the intersection of Lucas Ferry Road and Sanderfer Road, where numerous wooden power poles were snapped, and cross members were broken. Uprooted trees and additional snapped power poles were |documented along Sanderfer Road. The tornado tracked in an east-northeast direction, continuing through the Jefferson Road and Highway 72 vicinity before dissipating. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Reid | $45,000 | A small tornado touched down at Paradise Shores on the Limestone County side of the Tennessee River downing several trees and causing minor damage to several houses. One tree fell on a car while another fell into a three-car garage damaging a collection of Harley-Davidson motocylces. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reid | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on Lucas Ferry road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reid | $1,000 | Trees were knocked down on Wales Road, partially blocking the roadway. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reid | - | A tree was blown down onto a home and cars off of Browns Ferry Road. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Reid | - | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported on Lucas Ferry Road. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Reid | - | A tornado of EF-0 intensity produced peak wind speeds up to 70 mph. The tornado formed in associated with a secondary circulation that developed a few miles south of a pre-existing tornado. The second tornado touched down west of the intersection of Huntsville Brown Ferry Road and Neely Road and moved east-northeast before dissipating near Tanner. This weak and brief tornado primarily uprooted trees and caused damage to signage near Tanner High School. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Reid | - | One inch diameter hail was reported. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Reid | - | Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding which closed portions of Moyers road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Chapel | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Green Hills | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Batts Heights | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lawson | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Proctor | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Blackburn | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Farmview | 3.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 125553. 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.







