Mahlep, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alexandria-Webster Chapel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36250. The Survey maps it on the Eulaton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Eulaton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Eulaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Mahlep between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,657 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 32 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-13 |
| 25 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 800 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-18 |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-14 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Mahlep: 20 unknowns, 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohatchee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Peaceburg Alumina Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Wellington Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Donoho Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brook Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Edmundson Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Gladden Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Leatherwood Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mahlep in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 1 hail, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahlep | - | Trees were down, blocking Halls Chapel Rd. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Mahlep | - | After heavy rainfall overnight, six to ten inches of standing water surrounded Leatherwood Baptist Church in Saks. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mahlep | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Melrose | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Peaceburg | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Halls Chapel | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Leatherwood | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Alexandria | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Blue Springs | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Tallaseehatchee (historical) | 3.0 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122572528 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156647. 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.







