Broadmoor, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35020. It lies near Jones Valley. The Survey maps it on the Bessemer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
121 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Broadmoor between 1994 and 2019, burning about 864 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 56 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1025 MANOR CIRCLE, AL |
| 21 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-23 |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Broadmoor: 27 past producers, 5 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Portland Cement Company Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Dolonah Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shannon Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ironaton | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Ironaton | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Potter No. 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Pyne Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Pyne Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Raimund Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Raimund No. 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Gardens | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Woodward Estates | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Hudson Grove | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Woodward Junction | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Brighton | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Lipscomb | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Gordon Heights | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Roosevelt | 0.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1700073. 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.











