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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Fisk quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Fisk quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Fisk quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 1997Regional 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 burning | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Smoking | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2006Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | $10,000 | A tree and power lines were knocked down, and the transformer exploded, at 1114 Mulberry Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were broken. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | $1,000 | Large hardwood tree branches were broken. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | $1,000 | Large hardwood branches were broken. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | $1,000 | Large hardwood branches were broken. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | - | Multiple tall trees were uprooted and knocked down onto Roy Davis Road and Joe Quick Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | - | Trees and a power pole were knocked down along Walt Campbell Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skinem | - | Power lines were knocked down near the corner of Carriger Road and Boles Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Skinem | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported at the intersection of Joe Quick Road and Tanner Road. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keys Mill | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Walnut Grove | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Fairview | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mint Spring | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Union Grove | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Fisk | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Hazel Green | 3.3 miles | 21 |
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.









