BlockBefore

Glades, Alabama

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Millerville-Hollins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35160. It stands on Simmons Branch. The Survey maps it on the Millerville quadrangle.

Glades within Clay County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

155 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Glades between 1993 and 2019, burning about 3,096 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 58 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/incendiarism58
Debris and open burning47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony11
Equipment and vehicle use11
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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
9 September 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2016Debris and open burning74 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160930-16
30 September 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionMINES ROAD, AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clay County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Glades: 14 past producers, 13 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Graphite, Copper, Gold, Copper, Sulfur. 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
A S Bell Pyrite DepositSulfurOccurrence
Harall Gold MineGold, Silver, IronPast Producer1846
Harall MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Hatchet Creek Prospect - West MillervilleIron, Copper, SulfurOccurrence1963
Hatchet Creek Prospect Main DepositSulfur, Iron, CopperOccurrence1962
Hatchet Creek Prospect MillervilleSulfur, Iron, CopperOccurrence1963
Simmons Clay ProspectClayProspect
South Queneldo AreaGraphite, Mica, VanadiumPast ProducerBEDDED
Stringfellow ProspectSulfur-Pyrite, CopperOccurrence1854
Superior FlakeGraphite, Vanadium, MicaPast Producer1920

Every working recorded in Clay 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
Gage2.4 miles23
Carr Mill2.5 miles14
Shady Grove3.0 miles23
Hatchet Creek3.5 miles23
Roselle3.6 miles23
Millerville3.6 miles14
High Pine5.3 miles15
Rays Crossroads5.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159669. 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.