Campbell Springs, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lineville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36266. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lineville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Lineville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
189 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Campbell Springs between 1993 and 2020, burning about 8,658 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 98 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 | 98 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | CHEAHA #3 |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | CHEAHA #2 |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | BURNT LOG |
| 12 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Campbell Springs: 49 past producers, 15 prospects, 8 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Graphite, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Mountain | Graphite, Mica, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Central Clay County Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum, Manganese | Occurrence | 1977 | |
| Pyriton Area | Copper, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Pyriton Mines | Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Pyriton Mines | Iron, Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Franklin Mine | Gold, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Jennings-Republic Area | Graphite, Vanadium, Mica | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Monitor, King and Barrett Mines | Graphite, Vanadium, Mica | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Caldwell Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbells Crossroads | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pyriton | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Erin | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Highland | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bowden Grove | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Concord | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Clairmont Springs | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Gunthertown | 4.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159307. 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.





