Isabella, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Isabella-Pletcher census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36750. It stands on Sandy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Maplesville East quadrangle. It stands 456 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Maplesville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
120 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Isabella between 1994 and 2020, burning about 921 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200809-7 |
| 6 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Isabella: 8 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Aluminum, Copper, Iron, Arsenic, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. T. Childers Prospect | Arsenic, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | 1929 | |
| B.T. Childer's Prospect | Gold, Copper, Iron, Arsenic | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Honeycutt's Mill Placer Mine | Gold, Iron | Past Producer | 1842, 1892 | |
| Pierce Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eufaula | Aluminum | Unknown | Residual | |
| Eufaula | Aluminum | Past Producer | Gibbsite | |
| B. T. Childer Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Honeycutt's Mill Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mulberry Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Convert | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fairview | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hubbard | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Maplesville | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Campbell | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Highland | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pools Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 17 |
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 Isabella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18352230 | 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 151863. 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.






