Kimbrell, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 35111. It stands on Cooley Creek. The Survey maps it on the McCalla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Adger quadrangle1:48000
- 1932 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Yolande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Yolande SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Mc Calla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Kimbrell between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,077 acres in total. None started naturally. 75 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 | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20130903-001 |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-18 |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-10 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Kimbrell: 20 occurrences, 14 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobern No. 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R C Coleman Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Woodstock Brown Iron Ore Deposit | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1830, 1961 | |
| Martaban Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| O A Griffin Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Red Ridge Area, Birmingham Distri | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Rice Brothers Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucksville | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Tannehill | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Confederate Hill Estates | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Cloester Valley | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Rickey | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lake View | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Million Dollar Lake Estates | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Caffee Junction | 4.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 151955. 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.









