Tredegar, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jacksonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36265. It stands on Flat Tire Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville West 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
220 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Tredegar between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,348 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 73 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 | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-11 |
| 29 September 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-7 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Tredegar: 19 past producers, 19 occurrences, 12 unknowns, 5 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Aluminum, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammoth Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | 1980 | |
| No Name | Iron, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1860 | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Moore | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Alabama Mineral Land Co. Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Cedar Springs Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Dixie Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dothard Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tredegar in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tredegar | $500 | A tree was blown down and blocked Charlie Penny Road, west of Piedmont. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tredegar | $500 | A tree was blown down and blocked Littlejohn Road, near the Pleasant Valley Community northwest of Jacksonville. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tredegar | - | Trees fell across Rocky Hollow Rd northwest of Jacksonville. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tredegar | - | Numerous trees uprooted along Pleasant Valley Road. Damage to an agricultural building at Pleasant Valley High School. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germania Springs (historical) | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Possum Trot | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Merrellton | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| West Point | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Jacksonville | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Eastwood | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Betta-Life | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594381 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157169. 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.








