Mount Olive Circle, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Talladega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35160. The Survey maps it on the Talladega quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Talladega NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
401 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 401 fires within 5 miles of Mount Olive Circle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,170 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 161 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 161 |
| Debris and open burning | 126 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 57 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MUMP CREEK |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200906-3 |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Mount Olive Circle: 14 past producers, 12 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Sulfides, Silver, Sulfides. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Log Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Parsons Mine | Aluminum, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Story Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Woodward Prospect | Gold, Silver, Sulfides | Occurrence | Gold, Silver | |
| Woodward Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Riddle's Mill Mine Gold Log/Story/Woodward | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Robb Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Robb Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCannsville | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Moorefield | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Jonesville | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Talladega | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Stockdale | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Brecon | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Carara | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Bemiston | 3.1 miles | 22 |
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 Q122546208 | 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 162491. 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.










