Northside, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35901. It lies near Ewing Hill. The Survey maps it on the Gadsden East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gadsden East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Northside between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,114 acres in total. None started naturally. 54 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | GLENN ST., AL |
| 22 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Northside: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Kaolin, Aluminum, Sulfur, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Chert | |
| Republic Steel Corp. Plant | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Anniston, Fort Payne, Ashville, Ala. | Kaolin, Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite, Kaolin | |
| Ne Alabama Bauxite-Kaolin | Kaolin, Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Citico Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Daisy Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Etowah Iron Ore Prospect N0 2 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Etowah Iron Ore Prospect No 1 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Etowah No. 1 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Etowah No. 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Goodyear | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Gadsden | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| East Gadsden | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Black Creek Falls (historical) | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Pull Tight (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Bellevue | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| The Highlands | 2.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152709. 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.








