Malone, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wadley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36276. It stands on No Business Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wadley North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wadley North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
122 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Malone between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,486 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 30 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190927-8 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-5 |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Malone: 18 past producers, 15 prospects, 7 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Gold, Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldberg Prospect | Arsenic, Gold, Iron, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Teakle Mine | Gold, Arsenic, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Teakle Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | 1890, 1935 | |
| Teakle Prospect | Arsenic, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Walker Mine | Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Worthy - Walker Prospect | Arsenic, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Worthy-Walker Mine | Gold, Arsenic, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malone in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2020 | Flood | Malone | 1 hurt | Several road washed out across northern Randolph County with 3-4 inches of rainfall reported during the event. One person injured when driving into area where road washed out. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malone | $1,000 | Two trees were blown down onto CR-15, on the east side of the river bridge, near the Malone community. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malone | - | Several trees uprooted along County Roads 15, 26, and 49. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Malone | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Malone | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forester Chapel | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Almond | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Friendship | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Louina | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wadley | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Harmon Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Olive | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Concord | 6.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156649. 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.





