Forestdale, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Auburn-Opelika census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36830. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle.
On record in Forestdale
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Churchlisted 1975 · 0.7 miles away
Scott-Yarbrough Houselisted 1975 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Forestdale between 1994 and 2018, burning about 322 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140926-001 |
| 11 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160911-3 |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2540 LEE RD 47, AL |
| 29 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Forestdale: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crutchfield Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Yarborough-Smith-Neighbor Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Acres | 0.4 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| University Estates | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Cloverleaf | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Woodfield | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Auburn | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Windsor Forest | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tanglewood | 1.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 138169. 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.






