Burnstown, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cherokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35616. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bishop quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Burnstown between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,529 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Natchez Trace Parkway | ALLSBORO |
| 15 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160912-3 |
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | MS0 0808-1710809003 |
| 26 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Burnstown: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphaltic Rock | Limestone, General, Stone | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Mann Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Allsboro Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mississippi Stone Products | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Good Springs (historical) | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bishop | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Allsboro | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mynot | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Malone | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hub (historical) | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Hester | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157904. 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.







