Fisher Crossroads, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Payne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35967. The Survey maps it on the Fort Payne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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
- 1946 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Ft Payne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Ft Payne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Fisher Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,971 acres in total. None started naturally. 66 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | STATEC0115 |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | EDNA HILL 1 |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Little River Canyon National Preserve | DUNNROAD |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-11 |
| 22 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Little River Canyon National Preserve | SLANT ROCK CAMPFIRE |
| 19 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Fisher Crossroads: 6 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Kaolin, Clay, Clay, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd Mine | Clay, Fullers Earth | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Browder Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Dek 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Dek 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| New Ladd Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Allen Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Fort Payne Area-B | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Fort Payne Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Payne Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Rawlingsville (historical) | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Alpine | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Howard | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Minvale | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Lakewood | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Wills Valley | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Fort Payne | 4.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156348. 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.










