Renfroe, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Renfroe-Laniers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35160. It stands on Renfroe Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sleeping Giant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Sleeping Giants quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
617 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 617 fires within 5 miles of Renfroe between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7,753 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 202 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 | 249 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 202 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 57 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Renfroe: 4 unknowns, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Mountain Prospect | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Cook Beds | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J.M. Patterson | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Lawson Limonite Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Webb's Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Renfroe in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renfroe | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along Concord Church Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renfroe | - | Trees and power lines were downed on Plant Rd and Renfroe Rd. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renfroe | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of Renfroe Road and Dial Line. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renfroe | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of Stemley Road and Renfroe Road. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Renfroe | - | Water flowing across West Renfroe Road and impassable. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Renfroe | - | Nickel size hail fell near Renfroe. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Park | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Jonesview | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hepzibah | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Barclay | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Saint Ives | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Tucktown | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Feddisburg | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Shocco Springs | 3.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153136. 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.









