Hallway, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Auburn-Opelika census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36804. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Hallway between 1994 and 2016, burning about 393 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140926-001 |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 3590 CR 38, AL |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hallway: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Hilyer-Knight Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Kiln-Gilmore Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Opelika Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | 1977 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Forest | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Opelika | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Five Points | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Orr Estates | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Chewacla | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Crooked Creek | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Westside | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Alta Vista | 2.6 miles | 14 |
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 Q122565018 | 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 138187. 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.






