Fish Pond, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hillsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35643. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Fish Pond between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,371 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190819-9 |
| 12 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150811-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fish Pond: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fish Pond in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fish Pond | $20,000 | A brand new barn experienced significant damage due to thunderstorm winds. A large portion of the roof collapsed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hillsboro | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Flower Hill | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lovettville | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lakeview | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Caddo | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Brides Hill | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Wheeler | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118307. 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.








