Cahaba Landing, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35210. It stands on Gumsuck Branch. The Survey maps it on the Irondale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1975 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Irondale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Cahaba Landing between 1995 and 2020, burning about 372 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-6 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-8 |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-6 |
| 1 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140801-001 |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 6 & CR 81, AL |
| 19 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160608-5 |
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 Landing: 7 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond, Dago, Hendona, and Valleyview Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Helen Bess Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Irondale Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ruffner Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1887, 1955 | |
| Ruffner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton | 0.5 miles | 30 | |
| Brentwood Hills | 0.5 miles | 30 | |
| Cherry Brook Estates | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Brookmont | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Cherokee Bend | 1.1 miles | 30 | |
| Hampton Place | 1.2 miles | 30 | |
| Nottingham | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Hunters Hill | 1.4 miles | 30 |
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 Q122589143 | 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 1700078. 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.












