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Parkwood, Alabama

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36613. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kushla quadrangle.

Parkwood within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

131 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Parkwood between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,181 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 59 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/incendiarism59
Debris and open burning32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2

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
23 August 2007Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 August 1999Naturalunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 July 2001Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 July 2002Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 June 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 June 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 June 2006Arson/incendiarism12 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 June 2019Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190612-2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Parkwood: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Tommy Graham Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer
Laidlaw No. 1 PitClayPast Producer
Laidlaw Number 1 QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Mob 2 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Tommy Graham Pit No. 2Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brunson Number 5 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Brunson Pit Number 6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Eight Mine PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
S.D. Tew Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Mobile 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
Henry Road Estates1.3 miles27
Ashley Oaks1.4 miles27
Acropolis Heights1.8 miles32
Eight Mile1.8 miles27
Lebaron Woods1.8 miles32
Rosehaven1.8 miles27
Forest Highlands1.9 miles32
Charmingdale2.1 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143646. 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.