Harmony, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Choccolocco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36207. It stands on Egoniaga Creek. The Survey maps it on the Choccolocco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Choccolocco quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Choccolocco quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Choccolocco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Harmony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,972 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 57 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/incendiarism | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140930-001 |
| 28 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | TRAILHEAD |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge | FREDRICK HILL FIRE |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160915-13 |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Harmony: 18 unknowns, 11 past producers, 5 producers, 3 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| De Armanville Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Norton No.2 Property | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Oxford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Baker-Rhodes Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Hudson Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Austin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bennett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cobb Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choccolocco | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Holly Springs | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| DeArmanville | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Iron City | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Tooktocaugee (historical) | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Old Davisville | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Valley | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Golden Springs | 3.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162185. 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.







