Ocampo, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Jemison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35040. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montevallo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
218 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Ocampo between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,796 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 68 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140927-001 |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-21 |
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 Ocampo: 6 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 plants. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta Cement Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Montevallo Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roberta Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Calera Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Jemison Mine and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jemison Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Heatley Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Nelson Iron Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minooka | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Wessington | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Grove | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Kalona | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Rocky Mount | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Center Hill | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Jemison | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Union Grove | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124176. 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.








