Council Bluff, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Henagar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35989. It sits by Council Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Dugout Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Dugout Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Council Bluff between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,020 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 86 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 | 86 |
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-17 |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-11 |
| 24 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120924-001 |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180921-3 |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160921-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Council Bluff: 7 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Clay, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated #2 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Dek 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Allen Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Clyde Hulgen Iron Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Jesse Manning Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Gulf (historical) | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| New Home | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Hammondville | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Stamp | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| High Point | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Snake Creek (historical) | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Valley Head | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Pea Ridge Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156220. 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.











