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Brantley, Alabama

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Selma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36703. The Survey maps it on the Burnsville quadrangle.

Brantley within Dallas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

149 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Brantley between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,053 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 burning63
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Equipment and vehicle use20
Recreation and ceremony11
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 1995Recreation and ceremony8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190908-2
6 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission2607 MATTHEW LN, AL
17 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20190917-19

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Brantley: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Alabama River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cosby No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cosby Number 2 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Dallas County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dallas Sand and Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Plantersville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Selma Plant #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Selma QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Dallas 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
Manila1.9 miles12
Lily Grove (historical)2.8 miles12
New Everdale3.8 miles12
Selmont4.0 miles15
Selma4.2 miles15
Burnsville4.3 miles12
West Selmont4.6 miles15
Sunset Mill Village5.8 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114837. 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.