Boaz Corner, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Childersburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35044. It stands on Weewoka Creek. The Survey maps it on the Childersburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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 Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Childersburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Childersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
314 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 314 fires within 5 miles of Boaz Corner between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,632 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 90 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 | 132 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-14 |
| 30 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-6 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Boaz Corner: 21 unknowns, 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childersburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kymulga Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Butler Estate Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Wesson Manganese Mine | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Wesson Mn Mine Big Grunt Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Childsburg | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Cliett Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Heacock Mountain Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| No Name Riser Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Riser Mountain Prospect | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Air | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Coosa Court | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Minor Terrace | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Center Hill | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Zubers | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Childersburg | 2.9 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122598114 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156088. 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.







