Munson Heights, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Novosel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36362. It stands on Harrand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Daleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Daleville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Munson Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-5 |
| 19 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Munson Heights: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosser Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Spiegner Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden Terrace | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Allen Heights | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Holiday Village | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gerald | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Daleville | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Country Estates | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Level Plains | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Kelly | 4.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155789. 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.







