Emuckfaw, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the New Site census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36256. The Survey maps it on the Daviston quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Daviston quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
80 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Emuckfaw (historical) between 1994 and 2017, burning about 1,262 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 30 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140822-001 |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 110 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160622-11 |
| 21 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | MOUNT SITE, AL |
| 20 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 15825 WILLIAMS RD, AL |
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 Emuckfaw (historical): 4 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfides, Titanium, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzfield Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Jones Pits | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Number Two Prospect | Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Birdsong Pits | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Goldville District | Gold | Past Producer | 1842 | |
| Hawthorne Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1932, 1933 | |
| Lowe Mine Hawthorne Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Daviston | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Zana | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Zana (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Truett | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bethleham (historical) | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Goldville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| New Site | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 150039. 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.





