Masingale, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35903. It lies near Keeling Island. The Survey maps it on the Glencoe quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Glencoe 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
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Masingale (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,386 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | GLENN ST., AL |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Masingale (historical): 19 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Steel Corp. Plant | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Southside Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Anniston, Fort Payne, Ashville, Ala. | Kaolin, Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite, Kaolin | |
| Ne Alabama Bauxite-Kaolin | Kaolin, Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Grady Norton | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Norton Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Pryor Mine/Norton Deposit/Davis Gap | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Whorton Bend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Park | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Glencoe | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Clubview Heights | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Nisbit (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| East Gadsden | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Grove | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Goodyear | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Keysburg | 3.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 166209. 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.







