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McCombs, Alabama

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Trussville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35210. It stands on Stinking Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leeds quadrangle.

McCombs within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

72 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of McCombs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,035 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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/incendiarism29
Debris and open burning17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1995Debris and open burning1.3 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160917-6
17 September 2003Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSMITH-SIMS ROAD, AL
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20140805-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of McCombs: 12 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Leeds Cement PlantStonePlant
Leeds Mine & QuarryClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Industrial Sand Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
J M Dorough MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
J.M. DoroughBarium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
Trussville PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Alfretta MinesIronPast Producer1903
Alfretta No 1 MineIronPast Producer
Alfretta No. 2 MineIronPast Producer
Alfretta No. 3 MineIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lovick0.4 miles27
Lola City1.1 miles27
Alton1.5 miles30
Queenstown1.7 miles27
Liberty Highlands2.0 miles30
Jefferson Park2.1 miles30
Rock Ridge2.1 miles30
Scott City2.3 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156679. 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.