Fort McDermott, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Daphne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36527. It stands on Spanish Fort Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bridgehead quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1921 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Blakeley quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Blakeley quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Blakeley quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Bridgehead quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Fort McDermott between 1994 and 2020, burning about 639 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-4 |
| 20 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150920-009 |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 26680 POLLARD ROAD, AL |
| 8 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 225 & BLAKELEY RD., AL |
| 4 July 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 10407 HWY 31, AL |
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 Fort McDermott: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bal 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Y P S Kaolin Prospect | Kaolin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Fort | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Bridgehead | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Park City | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Jackson Oak | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Malbis | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Daphne | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Blakeley | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Bromley | 5.4 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122570338 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156367. 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.











