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.
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.
Farrington Halllisted 2015 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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 Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Aldrich quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140919-001 |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| White Chert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montevallo Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| No 1 Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| She 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| She 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Central Shop | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Maylene Quarry No. 4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Montevallo | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Wilton | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dogwood | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Underwood | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pea Ridge | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ryan | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Moores Crossroads | 3.7 miles | 19 |
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.








