Knoxwood, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Demopolis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36732. It stands on French Creek. The Survey maps it on the Demopolis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1946 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Knoxwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 284 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-004 |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Natural | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Knoxwood: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demopolis Quarry & Cement Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Tate Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Tolar Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spocari | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Alfalfa | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Baptist Hill | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Demopolis | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rockcut | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Shortleaf | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Old Spring Hill | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Salt Well | 8.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137617. 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.






