Trimble, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Logan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35057. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Trimble quadrangle. It stands 525 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 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
- 1969 USGS Trimble quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Trimble between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,052 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140924-003 |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-4 |
| 19 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160919-1 |
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-7 |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 818, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trimble in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $20,000 | Structural damage to boat docks on Lewis Smith Lake near Trimble. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Trimble | $20,000 | A tornado touched down again just east of Sulpher Springs tracking into the Trimble community before lifting. The tornado uprooted or snapped several large trees. Some trees damaged apartments and campers in this area. Another tornado touched down a few more miles northeast on the east side of Cullman. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $15,000 | A barn was destroyed and blown into the road at the 6400 block of County Road 436. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $10,000 | Minor property damage and some downed trees along Highway 69 were reported in the Trimble area. One resident's shop roof was blown off in this area. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down from Trimble to just south of Cullman to Holly Pond. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $5,000 | Multiple trees down on County Road 821. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $5,000 | A tree was knocked down onto a home on the 300 block of County Road 336. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage to structures along County Road 222. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Trimble | $5,000 | Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Trimble. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $2,000 | Power lines were knocked down at 185 CR 336. Time estimated by radar. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on CR 222 in Trimble. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $500 | A tree was knocked down along CR 820. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $200 | A tree was knocked down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $200 | A tree was knocked down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | $200 | A tree was knocked down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | - | Thunderstorm wind damaged several barns, the debris of which damaged basement windows of a nearby house. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Trimble | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Trimble | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Trimble | - | Tennis ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Trimble | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Lewis Smith Lake. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Trimble | - | Hail up to the size of nickels was reported near Trimble. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Trimble | - | Flash flooding was reported along CR 813 and 616 near Good Hope. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Trimble | - | Dime size hail was reported in Trimble. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trimble | - | Winds gusted to 70 mph at Trimble. Half-inch hail was also reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretto | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Grandview | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Guthery Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Logan | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Misty Harbor | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Good Hope | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dodge City | 4.9 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Trimble | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196641 | 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 153718. 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.







