Cortelyou, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Wagarville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36585. It stands on Roberts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wagarville quadrangle. It stands 59 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Wagarville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Citronelle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Cortelyou between 1994 and 2020, burning about 962 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-3 |
| 21 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-22 |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | GRAVEL PIT RD, AL |
| 29 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140815-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cortelyou: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagerville Quarry | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Garris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Garris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagarville | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Wagar | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Sunflower | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Prestwick | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bassetts Creek | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Carson | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| New Wakefield | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Leroy | 5.7 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Cortelyou | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461156 | 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 157925. 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.






