BlockCedar Hill, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35739. It stands on Smith Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ardmore quadrangle.
On record in Cedar Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Joel Eddins Houselisted 1996 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 733 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SCHIP LANE |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | BEDDINGFIELD #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Hill: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Ardmore Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Dale | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Ardmore | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Caro (historical) | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Bethel | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Estaville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Holland Gin | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sand Spring (historical) | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156157. 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.