Four Mile, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Anniston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36206. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville West quadrangle.
On record in Four Mile
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Aderholdt's Milllisted 1988 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
209 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Four Mile between 1993 and 2019, burning about 3,857 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 40 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 | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 94-10 |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 95-14 |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge | FREDRICK HILL FIRE |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Four Mile: 23 unknowns, 13 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Stone Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Uncertain, Anniston Area | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J F Crow Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Kitchens Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Peaceburg Alumina Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Pits | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Cal 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Dixie Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June Bug (historical) | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bonny Brook | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Whites Gap | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Weaver | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Booker T City | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sherman Heights | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Betta-Life | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Pelham Heights | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140892. 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.








