Millie, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alexandria-Webster Chapel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36265. It lies near Wilson Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Colvin Gap 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 Colvin Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Colvin Gap quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
208 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Millie (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,034 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 70 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 | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-3 |
| 8 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Millie (historical): 14 unknowns, 13 past producers, 9 occurrences, 7 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Norton | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Mammoth Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| A A Williams Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| A. A. Williams | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Albert Taylor Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Bertha Mineral Co Willingham Or Gory | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Bertha Mineral Company Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Egbert & Isaac Clark Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Evans Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1919 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Chapel | 0.1 miles | 18 | |
| New Liberty | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Gilead (historical) | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Colvins Gap | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Laney | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Polk | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mink (historical) | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Irene (historical) | 3.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140964. 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.







