Blueberry Hill, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Wetumpka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36092. It stands on We-hemt-le. The Survey maps it on the Wetumpka quadrangle.
On record in Blueberry Hill
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1999 · 0.8 miles away
East Wetumpka Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Wetumpka SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
142 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Blueberry Hill between 1994 and 2019, burning about 760 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 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 | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140828-002 |
| 28 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 9 REDWOOD LN, AL |
| 27 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Blueberry Hill: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillabee Pit No 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Flatwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nichols/Poundstone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wetumpka Pit & Hepburn Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wetumpka Pit & Johnson Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate Springs | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wetumpka | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Clair | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Jasmine Hill | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Ridge | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tarwater | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Tuskugu (historical) | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Quail Run | 3.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137149. 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.










