Berrys, Alabama

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Scottsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35768. It lies near Maynard Cove. The Survey maps it on the Scottsboro quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Berrys within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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.

1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1936 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:24000
1947 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1950 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings

Fires near this place

17 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Berrys (historical) between 2001 and 2019, burning about 219 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/incendiarism	8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4
Debris and open burning	3
Equipment and vehicle use	2

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
16 September 2016	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	20160916-2
13 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
3 August 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	3.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	NOR-20150803-004
20 July 2008	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	CO RD 42, AL
24 May 2011	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	CR 279,254, AL
2 April 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	NOR-20140402-007
7 March 2007	Debris and open burning	45 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
9 February 2001	Arson/incendiarism	35 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Berrys (historical): 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Clay, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Jac 3 Clay Prospect	Clay	Prospect
Scottsboro Alum. Reduction Plant	Aluminum	Plant	1945
Unnamed	Iron	Unknown
Hollywood Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Scottsboro Mine Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Pikeville	1.0 miles	21
Blackankle	1.6 miles	21
Tupelo	2.2 miles	24
Fairfield (historical)	3.5 miles	21
Hollywood	3.9 miles	23
Scottsboro	4.0 miles	21
Maynard Cove	4.3 miles	24
Webb Addition	4.3 miles	21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 139099. 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.