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Indian Springs, Alabama

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36613. The Survey maps it on the Kushla quadrangle.

Indian Springs within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

280 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 280 fires within 5 miles of Indian Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,728 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 98 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/incendiarism98
Debris and open burning93
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Recreation and ceremony19
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2

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
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1994Debris and open burning11 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2011Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionAZALIA LANE (OAK GROVE), AL
29 September 2003Debris and open burning1.7 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Arson/incendiarism30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined36 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20120827-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Indian Springs: 10 producers, 5 past producers, 2 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Smith PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Tommy Graham Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer
Laidlaw No. 1 PitClayPast Producer
Laidlaw Number 1 QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Mob 2 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Mob 5 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Old Shell Road QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Tommy Graham Pit No. 2Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brunson Number 5 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Brunson Pit Number 6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Mobile 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
Indian Hills0.8 miles27
Henry Road Estates1.5 miles27
Meadow Lane Estates1.7 miles27
Red Creek Heights2.0 miles27
Charmingdale2.1 miles27
Crawford2.2 miles27
Pretty Branch Estates2.3 miles27
Rosehaven2.4 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1729989. 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.