Martins, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35208. It stands on Nabors Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bessemer quadrangle.
On record in Martins
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.
Belview Heights Historic Districtlisted 2000 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Martins between 1993 and 2020, burning about 832 acres in total. None started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-8 |
| 26 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-16 |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ETHERIDGE DR, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Martins: 18 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 plants. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Portland Cement Company Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| East Thomas Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wade Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Watkins Number 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Birmingham Red Ore Dist. | Iron | Producer | ||
| Birmingham Red Ore Mines District | Iron | Past Producer | 1864, 1972 | |
| Green Spring Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ishkooda Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1863, 1969 | |
| Songo Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Spaulding Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1886 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Hills | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Central Park Highlands | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Glenview | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Monte-Sano | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Park Courts | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Hyde Park | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Ensley Highlands | 1.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122341. 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.











