Grovewood, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36108. The Survey maps it on the Cantelous quadrangle.
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.
- 1927 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Montgomery SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cantelous quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Grovewood between 1995 and 2014, burning about 174 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130929-001 |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Grovewood: 12 producers, 2 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama River | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dixie Sand & Gravel - Maxwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Quartz | |
| Brewer Heights Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hunter Station Pit / Dixie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Old Alabama Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Old Alabama Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Russell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Russell Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Farms | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Country Estates | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Selbrook | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hunter | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Brickdale Estates | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Fairview | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Westview Gardens | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Point | 2.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142581. 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.








