Cahaba Heights, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35243. It stands on Fleming Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cahaba Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Vandiver quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Vandiver quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Cahaba Heights between 1996 and 2020, burning about 334 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-6 |
| 13 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160608-5 |
| 30 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1302 MORGAN RD, AL |
| 15 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200615-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cahaba Heights: 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Helen Bess Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kewanaw Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Valley View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Park | 0.3 miles | 22 | |
| Overton Manor | 0.4 miles | 22 | |
| Wellington Park | 0.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cahaba Oaks | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Dunbarton Oaks | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Abington Green | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Shady Brook Estates | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Watkins Glen | 1.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115370. 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.










