Couch, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It lies in ZIP code area 36272. It lies near Cherry Hill. The Survey maps it on the Piedmont NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Piedmont NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Piedmont NW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
302 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 302 fires within 5 miles of Couch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6,267 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 145 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 | 145 |
| Debris and open burning | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-11 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 165 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | DRY CREEK FIRE |
| 4 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160904-4 |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190903-6 |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-11 |
| 29 September 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Couch: 16 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 9 prospects, 4 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Barium-Barite, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frame Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Greer Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1881 | |
| Industrial Filler Co. Mine | Silica | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Knighton Deposit | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1953 | |
| Mammoth Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| No Name | Iron, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Alabama Mineral Land Co. Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Cowan Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Prospect | 1949 | |
| Dothard Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | 1980 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney (historical) | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Maxwellborn | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Zuni (historical) | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Prices | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Midway (historical) | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Asberry | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Roy Webb | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Piedmont Springs | 2.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162855. 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.






