Mossy Grove, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Troy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36079. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Mossy Grove between 1994 and 2020, burning about 343 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-12 |
| 29 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 78 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 78 workings within 5 miles of Mossy Grove: 33 unknowns, 26 past producers, 12 occurrences, 7 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pik 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Pik 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Pik 8 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| J A Curtis Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| J Bryce Smith Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Milton McKeller Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| O L Bryan Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Pike County Brown Iron Ore Deposits | Iron | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Club Estates | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mossy Grove Village | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mossy Grove Estates | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dozier Estates | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Forest Estates | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Highland Park | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Town and Country Estates | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Ridgewood | 2.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123123. 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.




