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Kincheon, Alabama

14 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 35045. It stands on Talley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Clanton West quadrangle.

Kincheon within Chilton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

232 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Kincheon between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,067 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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 burning119
Missing data/not specified/undetermined48
Arson/incendiarism29
Recreation and ceremony14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2016Debris and open burning8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160929-22
29 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20120928-001
28 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2004Arson/incendiarism4.1 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chilton County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kincheon: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Camp Ambassador PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chilton County

Storms near this place

4 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kincheon in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2012: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011Thunderstorm WindKincheon$12,000Numerous trees were knocked down across south central Chilton county, blocking several county roads, including County Road 24, County Road 47, County Road 7 and County Road 49. In addition, the metal roof of several mobile homes along County Road 24 was partially removed.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindKincheon$10,000Downburst winds, estimated around 70 mph, blew down numerous trees and power lines, near and southwest of the city of Clanton.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindKincheon$2,000A few trees were blown down near the intersection of County Roads 24 and 37, in southern Chilton County.
January 2012Tornado (EF1)Kincheon-A tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 99 and County Road 24 in the Enterprise community, causing minor damage to several manufactured homes and destroying one. The tornado tracked northeastward, crossing County Road 24 and County Road 733. As the tornado crossed County Road 49 and County Road 370, the tornado reached it maximum strength of 105-110 MPH and maximum width of 500 yds. At least 10 homes were severely damaged in this area. One home was completely shifted off its foundation, while another was partially moved. Another home had 90 percent of its roof removed, however all walls remained standing. The tornado continued to the northeast with several other homes receiving minor roof and porch damage along County Road 59. Along the remainder of its path, the tornado destroyed a few outbuildings and knocked down numerous trees. The tornado lifted along County Road 434, east of County Road 7. Merchantable timber losses estimated by the Alabama Forestry Commission for this track are approximately $108K.

Every storm recorded in Chilton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pools Crossroads1.1 miles17
Fairview1.6 miles14
Highland2.9 miles14
Enterprise4.7 miles17
Samaria5.7 miles14
Pletcher5.8 miles16
Mulberry6.0 miles17
Falakto6.6 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q122572267The 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 156557. 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.