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.
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.
Ten Oakslisted 2001 · 0.5 miles away
Dr. J. C. Francis Officelisted 1970 · 0.7 miles away
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away- Profile Cotton Mills Historic Districtlisted 2006 · 0.5 miles away
- Downtown Jacksonville Historic Districtlisted 1986 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
202 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Other causes | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-20 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Estate | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Burke Estate | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | 1980 | |
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1860 | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Moore | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Cedar Springs Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Eastwood | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Booker T City | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Bonny Brook | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Whites Gap | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Four Mile | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Germania Springs (historical) | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Tredegar | 3.2 miles | 17 |
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.








