Kilby, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36110. The Survey maps it on the Montgomery North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1927 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Montgomery North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Montgomery North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Kilby between 1994 and 2018, burning about 278 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150915-001 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 188 MONROE STREET, AL |
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1995 | 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 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Kilby: 17 producers, 2 past producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama River | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| French Street Brick Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Mitylene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Browder Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Excelsior Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jenkins Brick Co., Inc. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Coosada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Cossada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dozier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kilby in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilby | - | Several trees uprooted along North Blvd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Meadows | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Rosemont Heights | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Gardens | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Highpoint Estates | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Pecan Grove Estates | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Sunset Park Estates | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Chisholm | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| North Pass | 1.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156555. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








