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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.

Montezuma within Covington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

84 since 1994

Regional 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 burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use11
Recreation and ceremony10
Arson/incendiarism8
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Natural1

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
8 September 1997Debris and open burning2.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2008Debris and open burning4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionZELL READY RD, AL
23 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160923-14
23 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160923-15
28 August 2011Arson/incendiarism15 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCR 55, AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Covington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Andalusia Clay ProspectClayProspect
River Falls Sand ProspectSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Unnamed QuarrySilicaProducerQuartz
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Covington 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
River Falls2.2 miles8
Andalusia2.4 miles8
Heath3.9 miles8
Beck5.6 miles8
Carolina5.6 miles8
Rhump6.0 miles8
Gantt6.2 miles8
Libertyville6.5 miles7

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.