Eulaton, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Anniston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36201. The Survey maps it on the Eulaton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1947 USGS Eulaton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Eulaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
144 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Eulaton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,585 acres in total. 2 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 800 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-18 |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-14 |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Eulaton: 24 unknowns, 13 past producers, 7 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Not Known, Ammiston Area | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shirey Prospect No 2 | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Shirey Prospect No. 2 | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Donoho Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lackey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Carter Street Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eulaton in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 hail. 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 2008 | Hail | Eulaton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsus | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Vinnette | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cobb Town | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| New Haven | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Gauldinville | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Wellborn | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Cane Creek | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Burns Crossroad | 2.3 miles | 21 |
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 Q122560677 | 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 118054. 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.







