Chinn, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35022. It stands on Little Blue Creek. The Survey maps it on the McCalla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Adger quadrangle1:48000
- 1932 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Yolande SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Mc Calla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
210 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Chinn between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,386 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 105 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 | 105 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-14 |
| 7 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-5 |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 72 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Chinn: 21 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dolonah Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mine No. 53 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| O A Griffin Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Creek | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bullard Shoals (historical) | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Red Hill Heights | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| McAdory | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| McCalla | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Adger | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Flint Hill | 2.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156177. 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.









