Brickyard, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Phenix City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36869. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Phenix City quadrangle.
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.
- 1914 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Seale quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Brickyard between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,170 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-9 |
| 29 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2406 SANDFORT RD., AL |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-11 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-13 |
| 15 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | 34 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MUSCOGEE-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Brickyard: 15 producers, 1 past producer. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Dixieland Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Dixieland Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Placer | |
| Bussey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cilla Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| No. 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| No. 4 Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Woolfolk Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brickyard in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Hail | Brickyard | - | Quarter size hail reported just south of Phenix City. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flournoys | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Fontaine Village | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Garrett Heights | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Kaolin | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Rolling Hills | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fort Mitchell | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Girard | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Nuckols | 4.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155420. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








