Dollar, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Weogufka-Marble Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35136. It stands on Weogufka Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mitchell Dam NW quadrangle. It stands 443 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Mitchell Dam NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
113 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Dollar between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,635 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 20 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Smoking | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 28 & 496, AL |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Dollar: 11 past producers, 6 prospects, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite, Mica, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alum Bluff Mines | Gold, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Alum Bluff Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Fixico Mine | Graphite, Mica, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Gold Ridge Mine | Gold, Copper, Graphite | Past Producer | 1855 | |
| Dean Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Fixico Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Dean Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Dean-Coosa Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Dennis Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzpatrick Mica Prospect No 1 | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillwood | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lyle | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Quinsey | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Weogufka (historical) | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kellys Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Moriah | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Travelers Rest | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Schley | 6.6 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Dollar | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18352188 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156275. 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.







