Clear Springs, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oneonta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35121. It stands on Valley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Remlap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Remlap quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Remlap quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Clear Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,139 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-10 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-14 |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Clear Springs: 11 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Rock Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| E J Cozby Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hullett Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| J P Box Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Reuben Little 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrick Mill | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Inland Junction | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Armstead | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Watseka (historical) | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Little Warrior | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Remlap | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Mountain | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Locust Fork | 4.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156188. 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.









