Verbena, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Verbena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36091. It stands on South Prong Chestnut Creek. The Survey maps it on the White City quadrangle. It stands 482 feet above sea level.
On record in Verbena
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Verbenalisted 1976
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Billingsley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS White City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
344 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Verbena between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,819 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 150 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140906-001 |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Verbena: 15 unknowns, 11 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Graphite, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bama Or Flaketown Mine | Graphite, Mica | Past Producer | Graphite, Muscovite, Roscoelite | |
| Bama Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Rippatoe Mine and Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Rippatoe Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1835 | |
| Rocky Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Rocky Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Rocky Creek Placer Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1872 | |
| Unnamed Gold Placer Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| William Howard Property | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| William Howard Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verbena in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | $45,000 | A severe thunderstorm caused extensive roof damage to two mobile homes in the Midway community just southeast of Verbena. One out-building suffered damage and several large tree limbs were snapped off. |
| March 2011 | Heavy Rain | Verbena | $30,000 | Heavy rain reduced visibility and caused slick roadways along Interstate 65 near the Chilton and Autauga county line. As traffic moved slowly due to the thunderstorm and high volume of spring break travelers, a vehicle traveling south hydroplaned and crossed the median, hitting northbound traffic. The accident resulted in 5 fatalities (indirect) and at least 4 injuries (indirect). In addition, three vehicles were destroyed. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Verbena | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Verbena. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | $5,000 | Several large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | - | Trees were downed in the Verbena area, causing power outages. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | - | Several trees upooted along County Road 59 in Verbena. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 22 near the city of Verbena. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | - | Several trees uprooted around the town of Verbena. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verbena | - | A tree was uprooted across County Road 59. A motorcyclist drove into the tree and was injured. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Verbena | - | A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65, south of exit 200 in Chilton County. Here, a few trees were snapped or uprooted. It quickly strengthened and grew to its maximum width of 700 yards as it crossed County Road 502. The tornado moved east across US Highway 31 near the intersection with County Road 526, 1.5 miles south of Verbena. The tornado intensified to 125 mph and destroyed one home and caused significant damage to another, as well as mowing down hundreds of trees around the two homes. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees as it neared County Road 524, where it also destroyed two single-wide manufactured homes and caused significant damage to two homes. A total of thirteen homes were damage or destroyed in and around Verbena. The tornado then crossed into Coosa County, before it eventually lifted. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Verbena | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Verbena | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Verbena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cooper | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Creek | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Enterprise | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Falakto | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Samaria | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Clanton | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Highland | 9.1 miles | 14 |
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 Verbena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3710537 | 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 153838. 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.







