Madison, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36117. The Survey maps it on the Willow Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Mount Meigs NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willow Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Madison between 1994 and 2018, burning about 452 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 834 CO RD 4, AL |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150915-001 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Madison: 16 producers, 4 past producers. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep South Const. Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Hodson Pit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Mitylene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Excelsior Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jenkins Brick Co., Inc. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brannon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Cossada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deep South Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Froggy Bottom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Madison in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down, and subsequently blocked a portion of Brooks Road north of Montgomery. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Timbers | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Johnstown East | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dalraida | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sunshine Village | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Highpoint Estates | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| North Pass | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Gunter Grove | 2.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152198. 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.






