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Cloverdale Estates, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Northport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35473. The Survey maps it on the Lake Lurleen quadrangle.

Cloverdale Estates within Tuscaloosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

69 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Cloverdale Estates between 1994 and 2020, burning about 337 acres in total. 2 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 burning28
Arson/incendiarism13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2019Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190922-3
21 September 1997Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2020Debris and open burning2.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200920-2
2 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuscaloosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cloverdale Estates: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Airport PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REEProducerPlacer
Holley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Holley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Plant OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tuscaloosa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chapelwood0.2 miles18
Lavender Acres0.3 miles18
Harperwood0.5 miles15
Wensa Place0.6 miles15
Western Plains0.6 miles15
Buckhead0.7 miles17
Saratoga Estates0.7 miles18
Booth Estates0.8 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147995. 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.