Brannon Springs, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35907. It stands on Greens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dunaway Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1889 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Dunaway Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Steele quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Dunaway Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Brannon Springs (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 949 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 35 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140930-003 |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Brannon Springs (historical): 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C B Allen Area | Graphite | Past Producer | 1865, 1917 | |
| Markton Limestone Test | Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Pete Green Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Southside Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Giles Myric & A. Campbell | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| John T Hagen Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Mrs. Alice Campbell Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| N E Miller Prospect | Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markton | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Pilgrims Rest | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Southside | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Old Harmony | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Gum Springs (historical) | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Etowahton (historical) | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Williams | 5.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 149027. 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.








