Wadsworth, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Marbury census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36022. The Survey maps it on the Marbury quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Elmore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Marbury quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
259 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 259 fires within 5 miles of Wadsworth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,396 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 | 107 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 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 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wadsworth: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Pit | Iron | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Mountain Creek Iron Ore District | Iron | Past Producer | GOSSAN | |
| Moutain Creek District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wadsworth in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadsworth | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down onto US-31, just south of the Chilton/Autauga County line. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadsworth | $1,000 | Power lines were blown down at CR-68 and CR-139. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Wadsworth | - | Social media photos of up to nickel-size hail in the Marbury area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Wadsworth | - | Nickel-size hail reported near Marbury. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Wadsworth | - | Two inch hail reported near the intersection of County Road 68 and County Road 143. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadsworth | - | One tree was reported down near the intersection of County Road 68 and County Road 99. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollins | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Flat | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Marbury | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pyron | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wilder Hill (historical) | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| New Prospect | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Stoney Point | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128490. 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.








