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Skinem, Alabama

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hazel Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35750. It stands on Pigrum Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fisk quadrangle.

Skinem within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

86 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Skinem between 1997 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 burning54
Arson/incendiarism11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1
Natural1

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
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarism30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Smoking10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresTennessee Division of Forestrynot named
28 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTennessee Division of Forestrynot named
24 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

11 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skinem in 11 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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
April 2025Thunderstorm WindSkinem$10,000A tree and power lines were knocked down, and the transformer exploded, at 1114 Mulberry Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSkinem$1,000Large tree limbs were broken.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSkinem$1,000Large hardwood tree branches were broken.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSkinem$1,000Large hardwood branches were broken.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSkinem$1,000Large hardwood branches were broken.
March 2023Tornado (EF1)Skinem-An EF-1 tornado with peak winds estimated at 110 mph caused a significant amount of damage to structures along Short Track Drive in New Market. The tornado formed east of Roy Davis Road and lifted just east of Short Track Road. Several houses experienced roof damage with greater than 20% loss along with a pickup truck that tipped over. One single family residence had significant roof loss, but walls remained intact. This prompted the rating of a high-end EF-1.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindSkinem-Multiple tall trees were uprooted and knocked down onto Roy Davis Road and Joe Quick Road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSkinem-Trees and a power pole were knocked down along Walt Campbell Road. Time estimated from radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSkinem-Power lines were knocked down near the corner of Carriger Road and Boles Road. Time estimated from radar.
March 2012HailSkinem-Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported at the intersection of Joe Quick Road and Tanner Road.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Skinem-A short lived tornado touched down near the Alabama and Tennessee state line, uprooting two trees in Alabama before crossing the state line into Lincoln county in southern middle Tennessee.

Every storm recorded in Madison 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
Keys Mill1.5 miles21
Walnut Grove1.6 miles20
Fairview2.7 miles20
Mint Spring2.7 miles20
Union Grove2.8 miles20
Sulphur Springs2.8 miles21
Fisk2.9 miles21
Hazel Green3.3 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 126932. 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.