Duncan, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alexander City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35010. The Survey maps it on the Alexander City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Alexander City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Duncan between 1994 and 2019, burning about 891 acres in total. None 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-3 |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-21 |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140919-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Duncan: 5 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfides, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillabee Plant and Pit Number 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dutch Bend Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Mahan Pits | Gold, Sulfides | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Chisolm Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Croft Pits | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Dutch Bend Ulrich Pits Romanoff Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Maham Pits | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Stone Pits | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fuller | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Andrew Jackson | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sunny Level | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dobbs | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Parish Hills | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Morningside | 2.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137406. 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.





