Mount Gillis, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Atmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36502. The Survey maps it on the Freemanville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Freemanville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Perdido quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
173 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Mount Gillis between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,797 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 26 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Mount Gillis: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gilmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcullough Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith & Kelly Supply Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Alabama Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thomas & Cleveland Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| United Materials Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freemanville | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Poarch | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Martinville | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ewing Farms | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Atmore | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Robinsonville | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Jack Springs | 5.2 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122560764 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 133835. 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.






