Kingwood, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Alabaster-Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35007. It stands on Peavine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Helena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1975 USGS Helena quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Helena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Kingwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 941 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 30 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Kingwood: 5 unknowns, 5 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C B Naish Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Alabaster Lime Plant | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Landmark Quarry & Lime Mill | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Helena Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scotrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Verlie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Verlie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Helena, Ne Of | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Siluria, W Of | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port South | 0.2 miles | 27 | |
| Navajo Hills | 0.3 miles | 27 | |
| Hardy | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Valley Forge | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Scottrock | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Keystone | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Shannon Glen | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Dearing Downs | 1.2 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 146489. 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.












