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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.

Stamp within DeKalb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 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

159 since 1997

Regional 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/incendiarism58
Debris and open burning55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use12 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160925-17
24 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190924-11
24 September 2005Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20180921-3
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined46 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in DeKalb County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Consolidated #2Aluminum, Water, FreePast ProducerSurface
Dek 5 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Jesse Manning ProspectIronOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectAluminumOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectIronOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectIronProspect
Unnamed ProspectAluminumOccurrence

Every working recorded in DeKalb County

Storms near this place

13 since 2009

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Stamp13 hurtThe 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 2010LightningStamp1 hurtOne male utility worker was struck by lightning, while trying to repair a phone line aon CR 595.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStamp$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindStamp$8,000Trees were blown down near CR 114 and CR 85 in Henagar.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindStamp$2,000A tree was knocked down and blocking both anes of the roadway at 6662 CR 121.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStamp$2,000A tree was blown down along CR 116.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindStamp$1,000A tree was knocked down at CR 116 and CR 688. Time estimated by radar.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindStamp$1,000A tree was knocked down on Blue Pond Blvd. E. Time estimated by radar.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindStamp$1,000A tree was knocked down at CR 112 at CR 593. Time estimated by radar.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindStamp$1,000A tree was knocked down at 6600 CR 121. Time estimated by radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindStamp$200Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree on CR 85. Time estimated by radar.
April 2020Flash FloodStamp-County road 85 washed out by flood waters. Depth of water unknown.
February 2016FloodStamp-Wright Road in Henager, Alabama was closed due to up to 12 inches of water flooding the road.

Every storm recorded in DeKalb 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
Snake Creek (historical)1.0 miles22
High Point1.1 miles22
New Home1.7 miles22
Mays Gulf (historical)2.7 miles22
Mahan Crossroads2.8 miles22
Council Bluff2.8 miles22
Elliott Crossroads2.8 miles22
Brooks Crossroads3.1 miles22

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.