Everglade, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the New Site census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36256. It stands on Galloway Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buttston quadrangle.
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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Buttston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Everglade between 1994 and 2019, burning about 522 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140822-001 |
| 1 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Everglade: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Talc-Soapstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Knight Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Buttston Mica Mine | Mica | Unknown | ||
| Carleton Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Saunders Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Creek District | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Goldville Pits | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hammock Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Johnson Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1840, 1845 | |
| Morgan Placer | Gold | Occurrence | 1892 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfuskudshi (historical) | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Matilda (historical) | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Denver | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Persons Bridge (historical) | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Niuyaka (historical) | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hampton | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Zana | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Buttston | 3.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156326. 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.





