Chico, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Sycamore-Winterboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35150. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sylacauga East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Goodwater quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Goodwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Goodwater NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Sylacauga East quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Sylacauga East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
248 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Chico between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,082 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 116 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 | 116 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-11 |
| 30 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-19 |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-32 |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Chico: 13 past producers, 10 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Marble, Dimension, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Tallaseehatchee Area | Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Aluminum | Prospect | 1858 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Rumsey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sycamore Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Sycamore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sycamore Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sylacauga Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sylacauga Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Alabama Marble Quarries | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Herd Quarry | Marble, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emauhee | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| Oldfield | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Sycamore | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Liberty Hill | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Tallaseehatchee | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Sunrise | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Mignon | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sylacauga | 4.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 169109. 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.










