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Saratoga, Alabama

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Albertville-Boaz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35950. The Survey maps it on the Albertville quadrangle.

Saratoga within Marshall County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Saratoga between 1994 and 2016, burning about 219 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 burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

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
5 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2015Other causes2.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNOR-20150805-001
23 August 2011Arson/incendiarism11 acresAlabama Forestry Commission3106 CR 205, AL
19 August 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 July 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission1182 CORBIN RD, AL
26 May 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160526-11
6 February 2001Debris and open burning30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marshall County

Storms near this place

14 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saratoga in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025LightningSaratoga$8,000,000Lightning struck the Albertville Public Library building sparking a fire causing significant roof damage resulting in severe water damage to the structure and inventory of books and furniture. As a result, the building is scheduled to be demolished.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSaratoga$15,000The entire metal roof of a single-story home at 208 Elm Street was blown off. Time estimated by radar.
February 2026Thunderstorm WindSaratoga$5,000Up to 5 trees were uprooted off of Whitesville Road.
January 2012FloodSaratoga$5,000Flooding washed out a small section of asphalt roadway near the 900 block of Floyd Drive in Albertville.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindSaratoga$1,000Trees were knocked down into the roadway along Baltimore Avenue. Time estimated by radar.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindSaratoga$500A photo and report was relayed through social media indicating a couple of trees or large limbs were knocked down in Albertville. Time and location estimated by radar.
April 2025HailSaratoga-Two and one quarter of an inch in diameter hail fell at 1205 Glendale Drive.
May 2021Flash FloodSaratoga-Flash flooding on Columbus Street in Albertville. At least 6 inches of water over the roadway. Report relayed via social media.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindSaratoga-Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on Baltimore Avenue.
May 2013FloodSaratoga-Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding about one mile south of Albertville at South Broad Street from Bobo Street to College Street. Under one foot of water was over the roads.
April 2009HailSaratoga-Golf ball sized hail was reported along US 431 southeast of Albertville.
March 2008HailSaratoga-Nickel sized hail was reported near the intersection of US Highway 431 and Alabama Highway 75.
March 2008HailSaratoga-Penny sized hail was reported at C & J Grocery store in Albertville.
June 2008HailSaratoga-A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail along highway 431 between Albertville and Boaz.

Every storm recorded in Marshall 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
Albertville1.3 miles24
Corbinville2.1 miles24
Marshall2.6 miles23
White Oak2.9 miles23
Lot (historical)3.2 miles24
Boaz3.9 miles23
Double Bridges3.9 miles22
Rabbit Town3.9 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 126394. 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.