Magnolia Beach, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fairhope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36532. It lies near Tatumville Gully. The Survey maps it on the Daphne quadrangle.
On record in Magnolia Beach
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 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
American Legion Post 199listed 2018 · 0.2 miles away
Zurhorst Houselisted 1988 · 0.7 miles away
US Post Officelisted 1988 · 0.9 miles away
Gaston Buildinglisted 1988 · 1.0 miles away
Carl L. Bloxham Buildinglisted 1988 · 1.0 miles away
Bank of Fairhopelisted 1988 · 1.0 miles away- Fairhope Bayfront Districtlisted 1988 · 0.8 miles away
- Beckner Houselisted 1988 · 0.8 miles away
- Fairhope Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2006 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1921 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Daphne quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Magnolia Beach between 1995 and 2016, burning about 202 acres in total. 2 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2010 | Natural | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 April 2010 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Magnolia Beach: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Dand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Palmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Loyola Villa | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Houstonville | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Volanta | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Battles Wharf | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Seacliff | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Point Clear | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Montrose | 3.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122202. 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.










