Johnson, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the New Hope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35760. It stands on Scott Branch. The Survey maps it on the Guntersville Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Guntersville Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Guntersville Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Guntersville Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Johnson between 1994 and 2018, burning about 888 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-11 |
| 15 September 2011 | Smoking | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 431 S, AL |
| 1 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160601-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Johnson: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| New Hope Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| New Hope | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Elon | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Nebo | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Lowe (historical) | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Incline | 7.0 miles | 23 | |
| Hobbs Island | 7.0 miles | 23 | |
| Owens Cross Roads | 7.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 148851. 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.












