Christiana, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Folsom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36266. The Survey maps it on the Delta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Delta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Delta quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Delta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Christiana between 1994 and 2020, burning about 596 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-12 |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | 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 Christiana: 14 prospects, 12 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Aluminum, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Clay County Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | 1977 | |
| Ironaton Brown Ore Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1944 | |
| Clein Scrap-Mica Deposit | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Douglas Smith Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Fletcher Smith Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Foster Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J B Motes Prospects | Mica | Unknown | ||
| J J New Bo. 4 Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J J New No. 1 Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Christiana in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christiana | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down in the western portion of Randolph County. Some trees totally blocked roadways. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christiana | - | Several trees uprooted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Fuller Crossroad | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dingler | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ofelia | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Center West | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Swagg | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Milner | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Foster Crossroad | 5.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159404. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







