Mount Moriah, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Lineville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36258. The Survey maps it on the Delta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Delta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Delta quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Delta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Mount Moriah between 1994 and 2020, burning about 673 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-18 |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-12 |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Mount Moriah: 19 prospects, 15 past producers, 8 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Manganese, Talc-Soapstone, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironaton Brown Ore Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1944 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Graphite | Unknown | ||
| Van Smith Soapstone Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| G.C. Miller Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1944 | |
| J Van Smith Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Thos. Peoples Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1944 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Van Smith Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | Pyrolusite | |
| Alexandria Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Bagley Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Needmore | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Haynes Crossroad | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Barfield | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Union | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Elder (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Watts Crossroads | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Concord | 8.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730168. 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.







