Meadowview Estates, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Trussville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35173. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Argo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1907 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Argo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
121 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Meadowview Estates between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,169 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-9 |
| 21 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Meadowview Estates: 14 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Sand Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Trussville Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| D P Anderson Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| J O Norris Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argo | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Cotton Ridge | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| West Ridge | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Rolling Hills | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Saddlewood | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Candlewood Lakes | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Breakstone Village | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Southern Acres | 2.9 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1700572. 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.











