BlockKingswood, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36054. It stands on Grandview Branch. 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
191 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Kingswood between 1994 and 2016, burning about 537 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 126 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Kingswood: 15 producers, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, REE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Placer | |
| Gober Pit Jenkins Brick Company | Clay | Producer | ||
| Coosada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dredge #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| James Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Millbrook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Millbrook Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oaks | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Rose Hill | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Millbrook | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Brook Estates | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Five Points | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Springdale | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Shady Acres | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Prattville Junction | 1.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137241. 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.