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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.

Gibbons within Autauga County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

226 since 1994

Regional 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 burning116
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Arson/incendiarism33
Recreation and ceremony14
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking6
Natural6
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160929-14
28 September 2016Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160928-6
27 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20190922-18
21 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20120921-001
21 September 1997Debris and open burning12 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Autauga County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Booth PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Autauga County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Old Kingston2.4 miles18
Joffre2.8 miles18
Mount Sinai2.9 miles18
Booth3.0 miles18
Poseys Crossroads3.4 miles18
Spur (historical)4.6 miles18
Browntown5.0 miles18
Vida Junction5.1 miles18

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.