Milstead, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tuskegee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36075. The Survey maps it on the Shorter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Shorter quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Milstead between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,338 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 34 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170908-1 |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-22 |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-1 |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-13 |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Milstead: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Placer | |
| B. & W. Shorter Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Milstead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Milstead Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mitylene Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Shorter Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shorter Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ward Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milstead in 3 storm reports between 2005 and 2006: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milstead | $7,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on CR 36 near the Franklin community. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Milstead | - | Nickel size hail was observed by military personnel in far northwestern Macon County. The hail was thrown out of a storm located over southeastern Elmore County. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Milstead | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwyn | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hornady | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Shorter | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Talasse (historical) | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Calebee | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| La Place | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Franklin | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Tysonville | 6.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156715. 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.




