Bradford, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Goodwater-Kellyton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35072. It stands on Little Socapatoy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kellyton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Kellyton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
116 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Bradford between 1994 and 2020, burning about 751 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 32 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120907-001 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-24 |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150914-001 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 28, AL |
| 7 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200722-5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bradford: 9 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Marbury Tin Property | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Prospect No. 12 | Tin | Occurrence | 1932 | |
| Prospect Number Eight | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Eleven | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Fifteen | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Fourteen | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Nine | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Six | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Ten | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Prospect Number Thirteen | Tin | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socapatoy | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hatchet | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Kellyton | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Soleo | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Keyno | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Crewsville | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Goodwater | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Olive | 5.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156105. 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.







