Denver, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36850. It stands on Galloway Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dudleyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Dudleyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Denver between 1994 and 2019, burning about 769 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 22 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-12 |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-8 |
| 3 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190823-2 |
| 22 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140822-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Denver: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Mica, Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Heard-Dennis Prospect | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Buttston Mica Mine | Mica | Unknown | ||
| Carleton Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Clem Vines North Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Clem Vines South Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Harris Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Saunders Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Goldville Pits | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Johnson Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1840, 1845 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persons Bridge (historical) | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hampton | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Everglade | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Oakfuskudshi (historical) | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Frog Eye | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Buttston | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Daviston | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Matilda (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156265. 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.





