Estes Crossroads, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Centre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36272. It stands on Little Ballplay Creek. The Survey maps it on the Piedmont NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Piedmont NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Piedmont NW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
320 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 320 fires within 5 miles of Estes Crossroads between 1994 and 2020, burning about 10,070 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 183 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 | 183 |
| Debris and open burning | 88 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-11 |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190903-6 |
| 27 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 33 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Estes Crossroads: 9 prospects, 7 occurrences, 7 past producers, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilley Fluorspar Deposit | Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | 1900 | |
| Industrial Filler Co. Mine | Silica | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Johnson Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Knighton Deposit | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1953 | |
| Rock Run-Goshen Ala. | Kaolin, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1891, 1923 | |
| Gilley Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Gilley Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Greer Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1881 | |
| Griffin Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Sparks Prospect | Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnatville | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ball Flat | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Grove | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Ricks (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Old Coloma | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Pope | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mona (historical) | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ellisville | 7.1 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.
| Wikidata item Q122595317 | 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 159579. 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.






