Stockdale, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Talladega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36268. The Survey maps it on the Talladega quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
413 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 413 fires within 5 miles of Stockdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,981 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 194 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 | 194 |
| Debris and open burning | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 57 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MUMP CREEK |
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200906-3 |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | IRONATON ROAD, AL |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-5 |
| 29 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Stockdale: 17 past producers, 8 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Sulfides, Silver, Sulfides. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Log Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Parsons Mine | Aluminum, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Woodward Prospect | Gold, Silver, Sulfides | Occurrence | Gold, Silver | |
| Woodward Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Log Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Story Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Gold Log Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Riddle's Mill Mine Gold Log/Story/Woodward | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stockdale in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockdale | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Woofolk Road in Waldo. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockdale | - | Several trees uprooted near the intersection of Ironaton Road and Stockdale Road. |
| January 2013 | Flood | Stockdale | - | Runoff from heavy rainfall continued and streets across the county remained flooded for several hours after rainfall ended. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolfolk | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Carara | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mount Olive Circle | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Waldo | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Ironaton | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| McCannsville | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Moorefield | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Jonesville | 3.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160679. 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.










