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Almont, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Montevallo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35115. It stands on King Creek. The Survey maps it on the Aldrich quadrangle.

Almont within Shelby County

On record in Almont

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

92 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Almont between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,041 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 33 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 burning37
Arson/incendiarism33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
30 September 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2005Arson/incendiarism22 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1998Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2005Arson/incendiarism18 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1999Arson/incendiarism15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNWR-20140919-001
14 September 1998Arson/incendiarism15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shelby County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Almont: 9 producers, 2 past producers, 2 plants, 2 prospects. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron. 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
Martin Marietta Cement PlantStonePlant
UnnamedIronUnknown
White Chert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Montevallo MineFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
No 1 PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Alabama Refractory Clay Co. PitClayProducer
She 2 Clay ProspectClayProspect
She 5 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Central ShopStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Maylene Quarry No. 4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Shelby 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
Aldrich0.8 miles18
Montevallo1.2 miles19
Wilton2.5 miles18
Dogwood2.6 miles19
Underwood2.6 miles19
Pea Ridge3.7 miles18
Ryan3.7 miles19
Moores Crossroads3.7 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113043. 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.