BlockSpringfield, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35652. It stands on Springfield Branch. The Survey maps it on the Center Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1914 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Rogersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Center Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Center Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Springfield between 1994 and 2016, burning about 391 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 33, AL |
| 9 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springfield in 6 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at 1 CR 540 completely blocking a dirt road. Time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at this location on CR 450. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield | $500 | A tree and power lines were knocked down on CR 600 in Elgin. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield | $200 | A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Highway 101 and CR 76. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield | $200 | A tree was knocked down in the roadway at the intersection of Highway 101 and CR 76. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield | $200 | A power line was hanging low at 4546 CR 50. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingtown | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mitchelltown | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Haven Shores | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Marmion (historical) | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Elgin | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Comer | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Toonersville | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Whitehead | 3.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157097. 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.