Old Bingham, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Wetumpka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36093. It stands on Brensen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Willow Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Mount Meigs NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willow Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Old Bingham between 1994 and 2020, burning about 892 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 834 CO RD 4, AL |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150915-001 |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Old Bingham: 14 producers, 5 past producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep South Const. Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Hodson Pit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Mitylene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Brannon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Froggy Bottom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J.M. Jordon Mining Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mity Lene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kulumi (historical) | 0.4 miles | 13 | |
| John Lee Acres | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fusihatchi (historical) | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| New Bingham | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Redland Bluffs | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Azalea Woods Estates | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Springs | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Ridge Estates | 4.2 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122590852 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124199. 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.






