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Niuyaka, Alabama

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36853. It stands on Eagle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buttston quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Niuyaka within Tallapoosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

94 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Niuyaka (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 906 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 34 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/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20190909-1
21 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2011Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCR 49, AL
17 September 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2012Arson/incendiarism14 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20120806-001
28 August 1998Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tallapoosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Niuyaka (historical): 13 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Robert Russell ProspectTitaniumOccurrence
Knight Asbestos ProspectTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Prather ProspectTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceTalc
Sorrell Estate Asbestos ProspectTalc-SoapstoneProspect
W.B.Railey Asbestos ProspectTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Eagle Creek DistrictGoldPast ProducerVein
Goldville PitsGoldPast ProducerVein
Hammock MineGoldPast Producer1881
Jennings LodeGoldOccurrenceGold
Johnson ProspectGoldOccurrence1840, 1845

Every working recorded in Tallapoosa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Matilda (historical)1.1 miles11
Cholocco Litabixee (historical)1.8 miles11
Eagle Creek3.0 miles11
Tohopeka3.0 miles11
Oakfuskudshi (historical)3.1 miles11
Hamlet (historical)3.2 miles11
Sessions3.2 miles11
Everglade3.5 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 158148. 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.