Knoxville, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Anniston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36203. The Survey maps it on the Munford quadrangle.
On record in Knoxville
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.
Coldwater Creek Covered Bridgelisted 1973 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Knoxville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,067 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 34 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 | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-5 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Knoxville: 13 unknowns, 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lackey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carter Street Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Eulation Pike Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Skinner Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Jenifer Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Jenifer Iron Ore Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1850, 1943 | |
| John Bruce's | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Trinity | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| McKibben | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Meadowbrook | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| House (historical) | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| New Haven | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Gauldinville | 2.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162864. 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.








