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Bonny Brook, Alabama

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

Bonny Brook within Calhoun County

On record in Bonny Brook

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.

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

187 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Bonny Brook between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,707 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 44 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 burning76
Arson/incendiarism44
Recreation and ceremony23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Natural5
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMountain Longleaf National Wildlife RefugeFREDRICK HILL FIRE
20 September 2010Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Bonny Brook: 14 unknowns, 11 past producers, 8 occurrences, 4 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Aluminum, Barium-Barite. 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
Old Lead MinesLead, Barium-BaritePast ProducerBarite
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Uncertain, Anniston AreaIron, ManganesePast ProducerResidual
Martha Stone ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
Boozer ProspectAluminumProspect
Cal 1 Clay ProspectClayProspect

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
Whites Gap1.2 miles18
Four Mile1.2 miles17
Betta-Life1.7 miles17
Booker T City1.7 miles17
Eastwood2.1 miles17
Jacksonville2.2 miles17
June Bug (historical)2.3 miles17
Weaver3.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156094. 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.