Concord, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lineville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36266. The Survey maps it on the Lineville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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
- 1969 USGS Lineville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Concord between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,622 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 46 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 | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | CHEAHA #3 |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | CHEAHA #2 |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Concord: 32 past producers, 10 prospects, 7 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Graphite, Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Mountain | Graphite, Mica, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Dempsy Greenstone Manganese Outcrop | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Jennings-Republic Area | Graphite, Vanadium, Mica | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Pyriton Area | Copper, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Pyriton Mines | Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Pyriton Mines | Iron, Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Al Au & Mica Co Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alabama Gold & Mica Co. Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Alabama Gold and Mica Co Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pyriton | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Watts Crossroads | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bowden Grove | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Campbell Springs | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Campbells Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Barfield | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lineville | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 169111. 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.





