House, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Anniston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36203. The Survey maps it on the Oxford quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Oxford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of House (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,113 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 47 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | FIRE BALL |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | SHOTGUN SHELL |
| 6 July 2012 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20120706-003 |
| 6 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of House (historical): 16 unknowns, 15 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Not Known, Ammiston Area | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carter Street Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Eulation Pike Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Skinner Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Th Street Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Amminston Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Trinity | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| McKibben | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cheaha Acres | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Oxford | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Chinnabee (historical) | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Jo Dell | 2.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162861. 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.









