Hatchet Creek, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Millerville-Hollins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35160. It stands on East Fork Hatchet Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bulls Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Goodwater quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Goodwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Goodwater NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bulls Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Bulls Gap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Hatchet Creek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,286 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 61 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | National Forests in Alabama | FLAT WOODS |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 52 acres | National Forests in Alabama | GEORGIA ASTER |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 74 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-16 |
| 30 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | National Forests in Alabama | TL 615 |
| 22 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | National Forests in Alabama | BOULDER |
| 18 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | GUINN |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Hatchet Creek: 9 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Graphite, Gold, Iron, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A S Bell Pyrite Deposit | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Harall Gold Mine | Gold, Silver, Iron | Past Producer | 1846 | |
| Harall Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hatchet Creek Copper | Copper, Molybdenum, Bismuth | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect Main Deposit | Sulfur, Iron, Copper | Occurrence | 1962 | |
| Jasper Williams Prospect | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Occurrence | ||
| Simmons Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Superior Flake | Graphite, Vanadium, Mica | Past Producer | 1920 | |
| Garrett Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Mcghee Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Occurrence | 1850 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gage | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Chambers Springs | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Glades | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Roselle | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Carr Mill | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Millerville | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| High Pine | 7.2 miles | 15 |
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 Q122552460 | 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 162013. 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.










