Klein, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Vincent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35078. It stands on Morgan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harpersville quadrangle.
On record in Klein
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Wallace Houselisted 2025 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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 Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harpersville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Harpersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
126 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Klein between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,238 acres in total. None started naturally. 45 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140925-002 |
| 23 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180923-1 |
| 23 September 2010 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Klein: 8 unknowns, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Howland | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Petrie Howland Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| T. J. Florey | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| W.W.Wyatt | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| F P Cater Iron Ore Prospect | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Wilsonville | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Harpersville | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Erratta | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Valentine | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Gallups Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Creswell | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Shoals | 4.9 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156568. 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.







