Abihka, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Sycamore-Winterboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35160. It stands on Reynolds Branch. The Survey maps it on the Winterboro quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Winterboro quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Winterboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
266 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 266 fires within 5 miles of Abihka (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 5,088 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 85 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 | 91 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | National Forests in Alabama | FLAT WOODS |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | STUMP HOLE (612) |
| 6 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-9 |
| 6 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-17 |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 52 acres | National Forests in Alabama | GEORGIA ASTER |
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 Abihka (historical): 9 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Talc-Soapstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Talladega Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Watts Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1944 | |
| Alabama Marble Quarries | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Nix Quarries | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Rumsey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sycamore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alpine Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Plant | ||
| Northern Deposit | Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| Robinson Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendalia | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Ledbetters | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Winterboro | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Berneys | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Papertown | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Sycamore | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Risers | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Reynolds Mill | 4.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 158185. 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.










