BlockWoodward, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Trussville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35173. It lies near Vann Valley. The Survey maps it on the Argo quadrangle.
On record in Woodward
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Cahaba Homestead Village Historic Districtlisted 2006 · 0.4 miles away
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Woodward Coal & Iron Company Furnace, Opossum Creek vicinity, Woodwardfederal building survey, 16 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North 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 Woodward between 1994 and 2019, burning about 896 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160917-6 |
| 17 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SMITH-SIMS ROAD, AL |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Woodward: 12 occurrences, 7 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Pinson Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Goethite | |
| Industrial Sand Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Trussville Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Alfretta No 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 3 Mine | Iron | Unknown | ||
| D P Anderson Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| J O Norris Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mt. Pinson Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodward in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Trees and power lines were downed across the Bessemer area, with at least one tree falling on a home. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Woodward | - | A line of very intense thunderstorms produced several inches of rain in a short period of time across southern Jefferson County. Many secondary roads along the I-65 corridor were flooded and impassable. Several vehicles were stranded in the flood waters. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Reports of 50-75 trees uprooted in the city limits of Bessemer. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Numerous trees uprooted in the city of Bessemer. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Power lines downed near the intersection of 9th Avenue North and 9th Street North in the city of Bessemer. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Woodward | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding across southwestern Jefferson County. More than one foot of flowing water was reported at the intersection of Alabama Highway 150 and U.S. Highway 11 in Bessemer. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Rock | 0.4 miles | 27 | |
| Cahaba Crest | 0.6 miles | 27 | |
| Cahaba Village | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Sherman Oaks | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Trussville | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Echo Hills | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| East Trussville (historical) | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Southern Acres | 1.6 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1700592. 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.