Grandview Pines, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Elmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36054. It stands on Kenner Creek. The Survey maps it on the Deatsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Elmore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Elmore SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Deatsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
310 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 310 fires within 5 miles of Grandview Pines between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,005 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-13 |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Grandview Pines: 9 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Placer | |
| Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flatwood Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Millbrook Scott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ready Mix Number 1 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Sand Plant & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Robinson Springs | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Knollwood | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Shady Acres | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Springdale | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Broadmoor | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Overton Heights | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rose Hill | 3.3 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122547201 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137211. 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.









