Stamp, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Henagar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35989. It stands on Day Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dugout Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Stamp between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,012 acres in total. None started naturally. 58 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-17 |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-11 |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180921-3 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Stamp: 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Clay, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated #2 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Dek 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Jesse Manning Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stamp in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 flood. The reports record 14 injuries. 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 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Stamp | 13 hurt | The tornado touched down along CR 121. Several trees were uprooted and some small trees were snapped. Falling trees caused some minor structural damage. An awning was damaged at one home along CR 121. Damage became more sporadic farther east, where there were mainly uprooted trees along the damage path. The tornado finally lifted near the intersection of Alabama Highway 117 and Lowery Road just west of Valley Head. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Stamp | 1 hurt | One male utility worker was struck by lightning, while trying to repair a phone line aon CR 595. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $8,000 | Trees were blown down near CR 114 and CR 85 in Henagar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down and blocking both anes of the roadway at 6662 CR 121. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $2,000 | A tree was blown down along CR 116. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at CR 116 and CR 688. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on Blue Pond Blvd. E. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at CR 112 at CR 593. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down at 6600 CR 121. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamp | $200 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree on CR 85. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Stamp | - | County road 85 washed out by flood waters. Depth of water unknown. |
| February 2016 | Flood | Stamp | - | Wright Road in Henager, Alabama was closed due to up to 12 inches of water flooding the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Creek (historical) | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| High Point | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| New Home | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mays Gulf (historical) | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mahan Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Council Bluff | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Elliott Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Brooks Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 150526. 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.











