Henson Springs, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Sulligent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35586. It stands on Crump Branch. The Survey maps it on the Henson Springs quadrangle. It stands 354 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Henson Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Henson Springs between 1997 and 2020, burning about 652 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 43 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140915-002 |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Henson Springs: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robison Mine and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Beaverton | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Springs | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Crews | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sulligent | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Moscow | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mansfield | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Blooming Grove | 16.2 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Henson Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058472 | 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 158842. 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.




