Turner, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Alabaster-Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35080. It stands on Shaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pea Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Pea Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
195 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Turner between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,195 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 88 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 | 88 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-3 |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-10 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Turner: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 2 | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turner in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Turner | $170,000 | The tornado first touched down on Fox Valley Road in the Maylene community, where it tossed trampolines and snapped at few small trees. It then traveled northeast, crossing CR-17 just south of the intersection of 1st Ave W. It then struck Fox Valley Apartments and moved into the Stoney Meadow Subdivision, where several homes received minor to substantial roof damage. The most significant damage occurred on Rock View Trail, where siding was stripped off of one home and another home received significant roof damage and had the garage door blown out. Two mature cedar trees were also snapped at this location. The tornado weakened rapidly and continued to produce minor damage as it crossed through the Navajo Trail Subdivision. The last bits of minor roof and fence damage were in the Greenfield Subdivision off of Industrial Park Drive in Alabaster. In total, at least 20 structures were damaged, and dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| December 2014 | Flash Flood | Turner | - | County Road 17 has flooded near the intersections of County Roads 266 and 270. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turner | - | A 61 mph wind gust was reported at Fox Valley, at the intersection of CR-17 and 1st Avenue in Alabaster. |
| January 2008 | Heavy Rain | Turner | - | Minor street flooding was reported at the intersection of CR-17 and CR-44, near Fox Valley Farms. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Turner | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindseys Crossing | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bamford | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Superior | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Tulse | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Glen Carbon | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mossboro | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Gurnee Junction | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Chestnut Glen | 3.4 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128185. 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.








