Long Island, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Long Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35958. It lies near Hogjaw Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Long Island between 1993 and 2018, burning about 2,872 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | CAYON ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Long Island: 3 past producers, 2 plants, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Limestone, General, Iron, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Bridgeport Jv Smelter | Iron, Silica | Plant | ||
| Jac 14 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Nickajack Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Richard City Quarry Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Thomas and Associates | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Nickajack Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Richard City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Hill | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Bridgeport | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Bryant | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Copenhagen (historical) | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Rocky Springs | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Summer Bluff | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cumberland Junction | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Widows Creek Station | 5.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 154472. 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.











