Needmore, 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. It lies near Fishhead Valley. 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
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,712 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 31 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-13 |
| 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 |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | 47 acres | National Forests in Alabama | SUNDAY |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | LEE RD/ CR 246, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Needmore: 23 past producers, 17 occurrences, 9 prospects, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Manganese, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey Pyrite Prospect | Sulfur, Iron, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Dulin Mine | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Dulin Mine | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| King Mine | Gold, Quartz | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Stout Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Graphite | Unknown | ||
| Van Smith Soapstone Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Talc | |
| Abel Gap Iron Ore Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite | |
| Abel Gap Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Dempsey Prospects | Iron | 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 | |
| Haynes Crossroad | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Moriah | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Elder (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Union | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Barfield | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Watts Crossroads | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Concord | 8.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160220. 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.







