Magazine, Alabama
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36610. It stands on Chickasaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mobile quadrangle.
On record in Magazine
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Africatown Historic Districtlisted 2012 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 34 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.
- 1922 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Magazine between 1994 and 2017, burning about 280 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 16/CR 64, AL |
| 8 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 720 KENTUCKY RD, AL |
| 19 April 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120412-001 |
| 11 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Magazine: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 2 plants. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Perlite, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr-Mcgee Mobile Facility | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Laidlaw No. 1 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Mobile Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Mobile Dredge | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Oyster Shell Products/Canal Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Laidlaw Pit No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mobile Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pierre Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Magazine in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Magazine | $25,000 | Heavy rain caused a water rescue on Mt. Calvary Avenue between Taylor Street and Saxon Street due to the vehicle being trapped in flood waters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau | 0.6 miles | 34 | |
| Sibert | 0.8 miles | 34 | |
| Prichard | 1.4 miles | 34 | |
| Summerville | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Toulminville | 2.3 miles | 34 | |
| Chickasaw | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Neely | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Allenville | 2.6 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122199. 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.













