Jenkins, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Choccolocco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36272. It stands on Scarbrough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Jacksonville East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Jacksonville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Jacksonville East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Jenkins between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,899 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 51 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 | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150908-002 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150924-003 |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Jenkins: 12 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 6 past producers, 6 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Estate | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Burke Estate | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Coleman Property | Manganese | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Horace Davis Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1949 | |
| Alabama Mineral Land Co. Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Dothard Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Boozer Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Borden Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Kitchens Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Love Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holley Crossroads | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rabbittown | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Hollingsworth | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hallingworth | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| White Plains | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Whites Gap | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Nances Creek | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Whitesides Mill | 4.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159859. 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.







