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Ozella, Alabama

12 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 36861. It lies near Youngs Island. The Survey maps it on the Dadeville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ozella within Tallapoosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

139 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Ozella (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,039 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 45 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 burning49
Arson/incendiarism45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Recreation and ceremony11
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2010Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2019Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190921-3
14 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1995Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2019Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190912-8

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tallapoosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ozella (historical): 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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
Thomas MineMicaPast Producer
Alabama King MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Blue Hill and Gregory Hill MinesGoldPast ProducerVein
Devils Backbone DistrictGoldProducer1835
Gregory Hill Lode and PlacerGoldPast ProducerVein
Holly ProspectGoldOccurrence1911
Owl Hollow PlacerGoldPast Producer1842, 1852

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
Oakfuskee (historical)0.5 miles12
River Bend (historical)1.4 miles12
Piney Point1.6 miles12
Island Home (historical)2.9 miles11
Greenbriar3.1 miles12
Russell Ferry Estates3.7 miles11
Alkehatchee (historical)3.9 miles11
Benson (historical)4.0 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137495. 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.