Carmen, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Luverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36009. It stands on Gin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glenwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Carmen between 1994 and 2018, burning about 340 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | OFF U.S. HWY 331, AL |
| 26 May 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160526-4 |
| 23 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Carmen: 19 past producers, 15 unknowns, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cre 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Felix Horn Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| J S Layton Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Peacock (historical) | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Brantley | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Social Town | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Shirleys Crossroads | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bullock | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Vidette | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Luverne | 7.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156150. 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.



