Country Hills, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Alabaster-Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35115. It lies near Pine Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Alabaster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Alabaster quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Country Hills between 1994 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 31 S, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Country Hills: 14 producers, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview Mine & Lime Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Martin Marietta Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Montevallo Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| No 1 Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Longview | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Roberta Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| She 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Crossroads | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Meadow Green | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Monte Bello | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Underwood | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Glen Forest | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Ryan | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Dogwood | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mission Hills | 2.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1805570. 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.








