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Cambridge, Alabama

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Folsom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36280. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newell quadrangle.

Cambridge within Randolph County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

140 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Cambridge between 1994 and 2019, burning about 734 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 24 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 burning60
Arson/incendiarism24
Recreation and ceremony22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2016Debris and open burning2.2 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160908-2
5 September 2016Debris and open burning3.8 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160905-4
23 September 2016Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160923-12
23 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionCO.RD.59, AL
2 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190919-30
17 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190917-3
16 September 2003Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Randolph County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cambridge: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Great Southern Mica Company Mine #1MicaPast Producer
Great Southern Mica Company Mine #2MicaPast Producer
Holmes ProspectMicaProspect
Newell Mine & MillMicaPlant
U.S. Gypsum Co. MineMicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Randolph County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rockdale1.5 miles12
Cavers Grove1.7 miles12
Curt1.7 miles10
Liberty Grove2.7 miles10
Union2.8 miles12
Ava3.1 miles10
Woodland3.2 miles10
Morrison Crossroad3.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140200. 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.