Burns Crossroad, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Anniston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36201. It stands on Castleberry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Munford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Burns Crossroad between 1994 and 2016, burning about 1,062 acres in total. 2 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-5 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Burns Crossroad: 13 unknowns, 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Mica, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eulation Pike Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Giles Myric Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lackey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Shirey Prospect No 2 | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Shirey Prospect No. 2 | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jenifer Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsus (historical) | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Gauldinville | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bynum | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Vinnette | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| New Haven | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| De Soto Manor | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Tarsus | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Eulaton | 2.3 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565872 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159277. 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.








