Micaville, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Heflin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36264. The Survey maps it on the Micaville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1970 USGS Micaville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Micaville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
201 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Micaville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,266 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 66 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 | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180928-1 |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-25 |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180922-5 |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-18 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 83 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 83 workings within 5 miles of Micaville: 46 past producers, 25 prospects, 9 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Copper, Sulfur, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.E. Webb Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Howle Prospect | Beryllium, Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Johnston Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Moss-Back Mine | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Old Woods Copper Mine | Copper, Zinc, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Old Woods Cu Mine | Copper, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ran 1 Clay Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Stone Hill Cu Mine Et Al | Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Stone Hill Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1874 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Micaville in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2011: 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Hail | Micaville | - | Quarter size hail fell in and near Micaville. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Micaville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Crossroads | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Arbacoochee (historical) | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gold Hill | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Chulafinnee | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Trickem | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hightower | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Belltown | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lecta | 8.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122679. 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.






