Gibbons, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Prattville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36067. The Survey maps it on the Old Kingston quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Billingsley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Billingsley SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Old Kingston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
226 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Gibbons (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,477 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 33 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 | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-14 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-6 |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-18 |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120921-001 |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gibbons (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Kingston | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Joffre | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Sinai | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Booth | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Poseys Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spur (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Browntown | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Vida Junction | 5.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 167094. 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.








