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Gold Hill, Alabama

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Heflin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36264. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ross Mountain quadrangle.

Gold Hill within Cleburne County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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

187 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Gold Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,584 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 104 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/incendiarism104
Debris and open burning51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2019Arson/incendiarism40 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190929-4
29 September 2008Debris and open burning6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cleburne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Gold Hill: 26 past producers, 6 occurrences, 6 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kyanite. 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
Anna Howe MineGold, IronPast ProducerGold, Pyrite
Golden Eagle MineGold, ArsenicPast Producer1893
Arbacoochee Placer MinesGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer1836
Farmer Supply Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
G.E. Webb Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jim Fleming MineMicaProspect
Jim Fleming MineMicaPast Producer
Pat Ayers No. 5 ProspectMicaProspect
Turkey Heaven Kyanite ProspectKyaniteOccurrenceKyanite
Turkey Heaven Mtn DepositsKyaniteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Cleburne 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
Arbacoochee (historical)0.9 miles17
Bell Mills3.5 miles14
Belltown4.3 miles17
Lecta5.0 miles14
Heflin5.3 miles17
Ai6.1 miles15
Micaville6.2 miles13
Trickem6.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1802547. 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.