Lakeview, 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. It stands on Wolfskull Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oxford quadrangle.
On record in Lakeview
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Dudley Snow Houselisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Davis C. Cooper Houselisted 2005 · 0.8 miles away- Oxford Railway Depotlisted 2025 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Oxford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Lakeview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,628 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140930-001 |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Lakeview: 16 unknowns, 14 past producers, 7 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston Pits | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Not Known, Ammiston Area | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cal 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Lackey Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Carter Street Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| De Armanville Prospect | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Eulation Pike Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Parkwin Street Deposit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Dell | 0.2 miles | 21 | |
| Oxford | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Lardent | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Pond | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Chinnabee (historical) | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hobson City | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Woodland Park | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Boiling Spring | 1.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162194. 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.









