BlockOld Salem, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Monroeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36445. The Survey maps it on the Mexia quadrangle. It stands 381 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Mexia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Old Salem between 1994 and 2019, burning about 673 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 | 57 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170904-3 |
| 30 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170929-1 |
| 25 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Salem: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Clay Prospect. | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexia | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hixon | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| West Monroeville | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mexboro | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Fountain | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Mexia Crossing | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Monroeville | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Perdue Hill | 4.9 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Old Salem | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15051799 | 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 1730579. 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.