BlockCedar Point, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36108. It stands on Antioch Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cantelous quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1927 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Montgomery SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cantelous quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Point between 1995 and 2016, burning about 499 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130929-001 |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 493, AL |
| 23 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Point: 10 producers, 2 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Sand & Gravel - Maxwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hunter Station Pit / Dixie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Old Alabama Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Old Alabama Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Russell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Russell Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Shearwater Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tocwah Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147754. 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.