Ellisville, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Centre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35960. The Survey maps it on the Ellisville quadrangle. It stands 581 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ellisville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
240 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 240 fires within 5 miles of Ellisville between 1995 and 2019, burning about 5,656 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 156 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 156 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-7 |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-11 |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 134 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-13 |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-13 |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO. RD. 168, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Ellisville: 4 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Kaolin, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Che 9 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Dupont | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Johnson Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Frog Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unknown, Frog Mt & Weems Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed, Craig Mt & Frog Mt. | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Garvin Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Old and New Stewart Prospects | Aluminum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coloma (historical) | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Pope | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Old Coloma | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Mona (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bomar | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Exie | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Frog Mountain | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sanford Springs | 3.8 miles | 18 |
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 Ellisville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19879607 | 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 117952. 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.








