Montezuma, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Andalusia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36421. It stands on Adams Creek. The Survey maps it on the River Falls 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
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS River Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Montezuma (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 289 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ZELL READY RD, AL |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-14 |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-15 |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 55, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Montezuma (historical): 7 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| River Falls Sand Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Falls | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Andalusia | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Heath | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Beck | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Carolina | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Rhump | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Gantt | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Libertyville | 6.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 133418. 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.



