Coosa Pines, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Renfroe-Laniers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35044. It stands on Talladega Creek. The Survey maps it on the Childersburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Childersburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Childersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
205 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Coosa Pines between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,763 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 61 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 | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-1 |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-6 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-13 |
| 23 September 2010 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Coosa Pines: 11 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Davis Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| T. J. Florey | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Childsburg | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Singleton Limonite Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coosa Pines in 3 storm reports in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 | Tornado (EF1) | Coosa Pines | $1,000,000 | A tornado initially touched down in far eastern Shelby County, south of Vincent, and tracked north northeast into western Talladega County. The tornado crossed the Coosa River, west of Laniers. The tornado moved northeast and caused tree damage on the east side of Logan Martin Dam and through residential neighborhoods along the southeastern edge of Logan Martin Lake. Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees. Damage was consistent with an EF1 rating and winds of 105 mph. The tornado lifted near the lake edge, along Lakeview Circle. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosa Pines | $2,000 | Trees were blown down across Renfroe Road in Alpine. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Coosa Pines | - | Swift water was reported over the roadway along Renfro and Plant Roads, just west of Talladega. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pinewood Terrace | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Kymulga | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Coosa Court | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Childersburg | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Belle Vista | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Grove Park | 3.9 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122558122 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116595. 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.







