Wynnville, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Clarence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35952. It lies near Brushy Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Clarence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 22 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Clarence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Susan Moore quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Clarence quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Susan Moore quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Wynnville between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,077 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-7 |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1535 STARNES CHAPEL RD, AL |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-1 |
| 17 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Wynnville: 9 occurrences, 9 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, Cobalt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Mine | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad | |
| No 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| No Name Given | Nickel, Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Eli Bynum Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bynum Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Collier-Edge Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| J.B.Bynum | Manganese | Past Producer | 1924 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wynnville in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 | Wynnville | 2 hurt, $30,000 | A mobile home was blown off its foundation, in the Wynville community. Two occupants were briefly trapped and sustained unspecified injuries. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wynnville | - | Multiple trees were downed at CR 36 and Wilson Chapel Rd near Fridays Crossing. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Wynnville | - | Up to golf ball-size hail fell on the Blount County side of Altoona. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wynnville | - | Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed in the Susan Moore and Snead Communities. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Wynnville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Moore | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Old Snead | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| New Home | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Fridays Crossing | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Snead | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Bird (historical) | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Craig (historical) | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Ellison Crossroads | 3.9 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122547823 | 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 129263. 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.













