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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.

House within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

115 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism47
Debris and open burning33
Recreation and ceremony11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in AlabamaFIRE BALL
13 September 1998Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 August 2000Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests in AlabamaSHOTGUN SHELL
6 July 2012Natural8.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20120706-003
6 July 1996Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lackey PitClayProducer
Not Known, Ammiston AreaManganese, IronPast ProducerResidual
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Glencoe QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Carter Street DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Eulation Pike DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Skinner DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Th Street DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Amminston AreaIronPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Meadowbrook0.6 miles21
Trinity0.9 miles21
McKibben1.0 miles21
Forest Hills1.3 miles21
Cheaha Acres1.6 miles21
Oxford1.9 miles21
Chinnabee (historical)1.9 miles21
Jo Dell2.1 miles21

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.