Little Sandy, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Big Sandy-Duncanville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35405. It stands on Wright Branch. The Survey maps it on the Englewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1924 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Little Sandy between 1994 and 2018, burning about 392 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-17 |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140808-003 |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Little Sandy: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crabtree Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Crabtree Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Maxwell | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Manora Estates | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Taylorwood Estates | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Taylorville Heights | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Taylorville | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Raintree Country | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hull | 3.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162806. 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.







