Rosemary, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Greensboro South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36744. The Survey maps it on the Greensboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Greensboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Rosemary between 1994 and 2020, burning about 320 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150918-001 |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rosemary: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosemary in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemary | $2,000 | A couple of large trees were reported blown down in Rosemary. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Rosemary | - | A tornado crossed back into Hale County from Perry County north of Perry County Road 24. It produced minor tree damage along Agnew Rd and Hackberry Ln before crossing back into Perry County. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemary | - | Several trees uprooted a few miles south of the intersection of Highway 69 and Highway 25. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Rosemary | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsitt | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Greensboro | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Newbern | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Cedarville | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sunshine | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Casemore | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Melton | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Laneville | 8.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156996. 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.





