Eagle Ridge, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Clay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35126. It lies near Black Oak Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Argo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Ridge between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,328 acres in total. None started naturally. 41 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 | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Ridge: 29 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Pinson Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Goethite | |
| D P Anderson Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| J O Norris Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mt. Pinson Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Tarrant | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Candlewood Lakes | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Heatherwood | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Confederate Estates | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Ridgewood | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Countryside Estates | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Near Acres Estates | 2.1 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1700566. 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.











