Fosheeton, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the New Site census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35010. It stands on Turkey Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jacksons Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Jacksons Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
201 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Fosheeton between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,581 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-3 |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Fosheeton: 8 past producers, 7 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfides, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Russell Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Dutch Bend Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Mahan Pits | Gold, Sulfides | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Chisolm Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Croft Pits | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Dutch Bend Ulrich Pits Romanoff Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Early Pits Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Log Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fosheeton in 1 storm report in 2021: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fosheeton | - | Several trees uprooted on Whaley Ferry Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perryville | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cowpens | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Harmony (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| New Site | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Andrew Jackson | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Duncan | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Reeves | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118530. 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.





