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Alderbrook, Alabama

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tanner Williams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36695. It stands on Hamilton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tanner Williams quadrangle.

Alderbrook within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

422 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 422 fires within 5 miles of Alderbrook between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,456 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 204 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/incendiarism204
Debris and open burning115
Missing data/not specified/undetermined55
Recreation and ceremony19
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Equipment and vehicle use12
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 1995Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2000Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190928-10
27 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1998Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Alderbrook: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Adams Dirt PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Garry Gurley Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Harris QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
John Maples PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer
Maples PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Mobile 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
Seven Hills1.4 miles24
Dawes Point1.5 miles24
Cottage Park Estates1.6 miles24
Cottage Hill Estates3.1 miles32
Dawes3.1 miles23
Creekwood3.1 miles32
Country Squire Estates3.2 miles32
Smithfield3.6 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143100. 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.