Deans, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Sylacauga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35151. It stands on Averett Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wilsonville quadrangle.
On record in Deans
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Welch-Averiett Houselisted 1986 · 0.5 miles away
William Averiett Houselisted 1986 · 0.9 miles away- Benjamin H. Averiett Houselisted 1986 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1915 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1915 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Gantts Quarry NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Wilsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Deans between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,160 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-2 |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Deans: 8 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morretti-Harrah Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gantts Number 2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hightower Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sylacuga Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Adair & Brewer Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Mcpherson's Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Shelving Rock | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Sulphur Springs Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Talladega Springs | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Sulphur Spring | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Kahatchee | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Gantts Junction | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Sharon | 5.1 miles | 25 | |
| Gantts Quarry | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 144792. 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.










