Five Points, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Heflin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36264. The Survey maps it on the Hollis Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hollis Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Hollis Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Hollis Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Five Points between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,238 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 64 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140930-001 |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170914-1 |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | 47 acres | National Forests in Alabama | SUNDAY |
| 31 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160831-5 |
| 30 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | National Forests in Alabama | 839 |
| 27 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | National Forests in Alabama | 585 |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | HORSE BLOCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Five Points: 17 past producers, 5 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Quartz, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C H Mitchell Mine | Arsenic, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Chulafinnee Copper Anomoly | Copper | Occurrence | 1964 | |
| Chulafinnee Placer Mines | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Hudson Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| King Mine | Gold, Quartz | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Oxford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc, Arsenic, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Chalafinnee Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Chalafinnee Taylor Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Chulafinnee Ore Co Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1940 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Chulafinnee | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Belltown | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hollis Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cleburne | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Heflin | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Gold Hill | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Arbacoochee (historical) | 8.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159601. 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.







