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Woodlawn, Alabama

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35212. It lies near Sandstone Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Birmingham North quadrangle.

Woodlawn within Jefferson County

On record in Woodlawn

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 within a mile 6 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 30 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

33 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Woodlawn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 658 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2016Recreation and ceremony6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160929-6
26 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190926-8
24 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20150924-001
25 August 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission2386 CR 65, AL
31 July 1995Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCR 6 & CR 81, AL
17 July 2000Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use350 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCR 45 ( N OF 27), AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Woodlawn: 11 past producers, 3 plants, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Vermiculite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Birmingham PlantVermiculitePast Producer
Citadel Cement OperationStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dolcito QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bald Eagle MineIronPast Producer
Hammond MineIronPast Producer
Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview MinesIronPast ProducerHematite
Helen Bess MineIronPast Producer
Irondale MineIronPast Producer
Kewanaw MineIronPast Producer
Republic Steel/ Birmingham, Ala.IronPlant

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

16 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodlawn in 16 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 3 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn$100,000Widespread wind damage was reported across the Birmingham metro area. Trees and power lines were blown down in numerous locations, and several homes were damaged by the fallen trees. Locations that reported damage included Irondale, Bessemer, Hoover, Birmingham, Pinson, Vestavia Hills, Warrior, Corner, and Fairfield.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn$50,000Wind gusts were estimated between 50 and 70 mph in downtown Birmingham. Trees were blown down in numerous locations around the city. A tree fell onto a home in Vestavia Hills, causing substantial damage.
September 2009Flash FloodWoodlawn$25,000Several water rescues were made around the Birmingham Metro area due to the flooding, including a woman that was trapped in her vehicle by flood waters along Village Creek.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn$2,000Trees were blown down in downtown Birmingham.
July 2021Flash FloodWoodlawn-Water rescue of submerged vehicles at the intersection of 31st Street North and 8th Avenue North.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn-Several wooden power poles snapped in Downtown Birmingham.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn-Numerous trees were uprooted across Jefferson County.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn-A large tree and powerlines were blown down at 40th Avenue North and 41st Street North.
June 2013Flash FloodWoodlawn-Heavy rainfall in a short period of time in downtown Birmingham lead to up to 8 inches of flowing water across 24th Street South and a few other roads. Several swift water rescues occurred as a result of the flash flooding.
January 2012Heavy RainWoodlawn-Heavy rainfall resulted in standing water at Messer Airport Highway and 31st St N in downtown Birmingham. One person was rescued, but uninjured, when his car stalled after attempting to drive through the flooded intersection.
August 2012Heavy RainWoodlawn-A combination of brief heavy rainfall and poor drainage led to several vehicles being stranded in downtown Birmingham.
June 2012HailWoodlawn-Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported at several locations in Birmingham.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn-A tree was reported down on a house on 15th Street SW.
April 2011Heavy RainWoodlawn-Water over the roadway caused an 18 wheeler to hydroplane and run off of the road on Interstate 65 Southbound at mile marker 258 in Downtown Birmingham.
March 2011Heavy RainWoodlawn-Interstate 59 northbound lanes closed at 31st street due to flooding.
October 2010HailWoodlawn-Quarter size hail reported.

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Woodlawn Heights0.6 miles30
Oak Ridge Park0.6 miles30
Eastwood0.7 miles30
Kingston0.9 miles30
Parker Heights1.1 miles30
Avon Park1.1 miles30
Wahouma1.2 miles30
Gate City1.4 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 154029. 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.