Eastaboga, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 36260. The Survey maps it on the Eastaboga quadrangle. It stands 587 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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 Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Eastaboga quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Ragland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
131 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Eastaboga between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,151 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 36 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2020 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200907-2 |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-25 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Eastaboga: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles Myric Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| John Bruce's | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastaboga in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Eastaboga | - | Four to six inches of rainfall resulted in several roads becoming impassable, including portions of U.S. Highway 78 between Oxford and Eastaboga, and portions of Alabama Highway 21 between Oxford and Munford. All lanes of U.S. Highway 21 south of Oxford were impassable and a stranded motorist was rescued from the high waters. Additionally, during the early afternoon hours on May 18th, a 15 year old male was swept into the swift moving, elevated waters in a culvert and rescued several hundred feet downstream, suffering indirect minor injuries. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastaboga | - | A few trees were reported down blocking Fish Hatchery Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto Manor | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Eye (historical) | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Bynum | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Tarsus (historical) | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Burns Crossroad | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Meade (historical) | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Gauldinville | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Vinnette | 5.6 miles | 19 |
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 Eastaboga | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3476703 | 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 157941. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







