Corinth, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Cordova census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35550. It stands on Spokage Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cordova quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
340 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 340 fires within 5 miles of Corinth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,087 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 185 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 | 185 |
| Debris and open burning | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1768 NEW PARRISH HWY, AL |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Corinth: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Fire Clay District | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Producer | SEDIMENTARY | |
| Cordova Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cordova Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Drummond Coal Co., Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Gardiners Gin | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Chapel Hill | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Hope | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Gobblers Crossing | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Union Chapel | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Deason Hill | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Ruby (historical) | 2.9 miles | 23 |
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 Q5170652 | 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 116628. 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.






