Shady Grove, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Phil Campbell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35581. It lies near Cat Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Phil Campbell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Phil Campbell quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Phil Campbell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Phil Campbell quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Shady Grove between 1994 and 2020, burning about 919 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-7 |
| 22 September 2010 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | WACO FIRE |
| 15 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130910-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Shady Grove: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Spruce Pine Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spruce Pine Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Tennessee Valley Sand and Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shady Grove in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2012: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down along Shady Grove Road. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | Hail up to half dollar sized was reported in the Bear Creek area. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | Three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Campbell | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty Hill | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Nix | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Smith (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Nix Mill | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Spruce Pine | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Duketon | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Churntown | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 136270. 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.







