Fernwood Estates, Alabama
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35215. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pinson quadrangle.
On record in Fernwood Estates
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- William Reed Houselisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Pinson quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Pinson quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Fernwood Estates between 1994 and 2019, burning about 433 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 618 CR 126, AL |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 6 & CR 81, AL |
| 17 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Fernwood Estates: 11 past producers, 9 occurrences, 6 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Sand Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mt Pinson Mines | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Goethite | |
| Alfretta Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Alfretta No 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 3 Mine | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Alfretta No. 4 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Alfretta No. 5 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Eagle Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| J O Norris Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Haven | 0.3 miles | 30 | |
| Spring Lake Estates | 0.6 miles | 30 | |
| Forest Acres | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Morningside | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Center Point Gardens | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Country Estates | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Bridlewood Forest Estates | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Berkley Hills | 1.1 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118263. 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.











