Kushla, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36613. It stands on Magee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kushla quadrangle. It stands 62 feet above sea level.
On record in Kushla
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 1 record
Jacob Magee Houselisted 1988
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1941 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Kushla quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kushla quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
247 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Kushla between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,961 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 113 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 | 113 |
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180829-1 |
| 29 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180829-2 |
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 Kushla: 11 producers, 2 past producers, 2 prospects. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Pit | Silica | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Mob 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Mob 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Brunson Number 5 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Brunson Pit Number 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Eight Mine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| George Knapp Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit Camp No 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| S.D. Tew Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kushla in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kushla | $4,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Highway 45. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kushla | $3,000 | Severe trees were downed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts on Highway 45, three miles south of Spice Pond Road. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kushla | $500 | Several trees were blown down along Highway 45 near Kushla. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kushla | - | Multiple large tree limbs over two inches in diameter were downed. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Kushla | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Estates | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Mauvilla | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Spanish Trace | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| College Woods | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Rosehaven | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Indian Hills | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Henry Road Estates | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Kali-Oka Springs | 2.9 miles | 27 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Kushla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6448068 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121285. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











