Exie, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Spring Garden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35960. It lies near Stubbs Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ellisville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ellisville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
301 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Exie between 1994 and 2019, burning about 8,305 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 205 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 | 205 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-7 |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-11 |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | OFF HWY 278, AL |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 37 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 134 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-13 |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Exie: 9 unknowns, 6 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Northeastern Alababa | Cobalt, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Garvin Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Old and New Stewart Prospects | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Stubbs Hill Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Wood Property | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Wood Property | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Woodward Hollow Prospects 1 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Dockage | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frog Mountain | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sanford Springs | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sandy Springs | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rock Run | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mona (historical) | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ellisville | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Key | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Adams Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155798. 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.








