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Millertown, Alabama

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36613. The Survey maps it on the Semmes quadrangle.

Millertown within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

493 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 493 fires within 5 miles of Millertown between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,567 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 162 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 burning172
Arson/incendiarism162
Missing data/not specified/undetermined85
Recreation and ceremony30
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Smoking2

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
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2002Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1994Debris and open burning11 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2003Debris and open burning1.7 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20120927-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Millertown: 5 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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
Mob 5 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Old Shell Road QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Smith PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Brunson Number 5 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Pit Camp No 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
S.D. Tew Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
S.D. Tew Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Mobile 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
Lott0.8 miles19
Semmes3.0 miles19
Fairview3.0 miles19
Red Creek Heights3.3 miles27
Indian Hills3.8 miles27
Smithtown3.8 miles27
Churchill Downs4.0 miles19
Mauvilla4.1 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143535. 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.