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Riverton, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cherokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35616. It stands on Horse Branch. The Survey maps it on the Waterloo quadrangle.

Riverton within Colbert County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Riverton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,240 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 67 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/incendiarism67
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2018Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180903-5
3 September 2007Arson/incendiarism2.7 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Arson/incendiarism40 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1998Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colbert County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Riverton: 4 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Silica, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bumpass Creek TripoliSilicaOccurrence1962
Doan Hollow Tripoli DepositSilicaOccurrenceTripoli
H ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
K ProspectAluminum, KaolinProspect
TripoliSilicaPast ProducerSedimentary
Tva PitAluminum, KaolinPast Producer
I ProspectAluminumProspect
L ProspectAluminumProspect

Every working recorded in Colbert County

Storms near this place

16 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverton in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2012Thunderstorm WindRiverton$15,000A few trees and powerlines were reported down on the Riverton Rose Trail.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRiverton$10,000A travel trailer was blown over and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds near Riverton, Alabama and several power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds 5 miles west of Tuscumbia, Alabama.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRiverton$2,000A tree was knocked down at Riverton Rose Trail at Eagle Point Drive. Time estimated by radar.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindRiverton$2,000A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Riverton Rose Trail and on Snow Road.
October 2004Tornado (F1)Riverton$2,000A tornado touched down and demolished two sheds and destroyed several trees in its path as it moved northeast toward the Natchez Trace. Maximum wind speeds with the tornado were at 100 miles an hour .
January 2025Thunderstorm WindRiverton$1,000Two trees were knocked down on Riverton Rose Trail, at High Point Road and near Big Cut Hill. Time estimated by radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRiverton$1,000A tree was knocked down at 10444 Riverton Rose Trail. Time estimated by radar.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRiverton$1,000A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Riverton Rose Trail and Riviera Cove. Time estimated by radar.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindRiverton$1,000A tree was reported down along Riverton Rose Trail.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRiverton$200A tree was knocked down at 14521 Riverton Rose Trail.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindRiverton$200A tree was knocked down at 14521 Riverton Rose Trail. Time estimated by radar.
December 2016Thunderstorm WindRiverton-Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down in the Riverton area. Time estimated by radar.
March 2015HailRiverton-Quarter sized hail was reported to be covering the ground.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindRiverton-Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2006HailRiverton-Golfball sized hail reported.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindRiverton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Colbert County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chickasaw (historical)0.4 miles18
Crows Camp (historical)2.6 miles18
Walker (historical)2.9 miles19
Caryton (historical)4.0 miles19
Lane Springs6.0 miles19
Ingleton (historical)7.3 miles19
Georgetown7.6 miles19
Doubleheads Village (historical)7.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153160. 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.