Caryton, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cherokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35616. It lies near Cary Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Margerum quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1911 USGS Iuka quadrangle1:48000
- 1911 USGS Iuka quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Iuka quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Margerum quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Margerum quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
178 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Caryton (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,026 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 92 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 | 92 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | 2508 |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | 7420 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Caryton (historical): 4 prospects, 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Kaolin, Silica, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Thorne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Margem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Doan Hollow Tripoli Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | Tripoli | |
| Tripoli | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| H Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| K Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Tva Pit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| I Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| L Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker (historical) | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Margerum | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Riverton | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ingleton (historical) | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Chickasaw (historical) | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lime Kiln | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Buzzard Roost | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Lane Springs | 5.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 166016. 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.









