Ewing, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hokes Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35903. It lies near Caddell Island. The Survey maps it on the Glencoe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Glencoe 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
55 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Ewing between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,548 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-3 |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | GLENN ST., AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Ewing: 10 unknowns, 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bros. S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boatfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laney Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Laney Openings | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Scarborough Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noojinsville | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Smiths Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hokes Bluff | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Burns Park | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glencoe | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bachelors Chapel | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Nisbit (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Keysburg | 3.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118087. 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.







