Holly Springs, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Choccolocco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36207. It lies near Faison Hill. The Survey maps it on the Anniston 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
- 1947 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Holly Springs between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,844 acres in total. None started naturally. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 94-10 |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | FM 95-14 |
| 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 |
| 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 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Holly Springs: 28 unknowns, 13 past producers, 5 producers, 3 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Manganese. 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 | ||
| Not Known, Ammiston Area | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Anniston Pits | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeArmanville | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Harmony | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Golden Springs | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Valley | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Choccolocco | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Boiling Spring | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Pond | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Tooktocaugee (historical) | 4.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140919. 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.







