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Betta-Life, Alabama

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jacksonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36265. It stands on Hanes Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville West quadrangle.

Betta-Life within Calhoun County

On record in Betta-Life

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 5 records

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 17 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

202 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Betta-Life between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,142 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 60 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 burning71
Arson/incendiarism60
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Recreation and ceremony23
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1

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
7 September 1995Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Other causes6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2010Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190919-20

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 58 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Betta-Life: 18 past producers, 18 occurrences, 14 unknowns, 5 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Aluminum, Lead. 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
Burke EstateCobalt, NickelOccurrence
Burke EstateCobalt, NickelOccurrence
Nesbitt Lake Manganese ProspectManganese, IronOccurrence1980
Old Lead MineLead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Limestone, GeneralPast Producer1860
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tom MooreLead, Barium-BaritePast Producer1916
Cedar Springs ProspectLead, Zinc, Barium-BariteOccurrence
Old Lead MineLead, ZincPast Producer1850
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence

Every working recorded in Calhoun 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
Jacksonville0.7 miles17
Eastwood1.0 miles17
Booker T City1.1 miles17
Bonny Brook1.7 miles17
Whites Gap2.5 miles18
Four Mile2.8 miles17
Germania Springs (historical)3.0 miles17
Tredegar3.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140810. 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.