Penootaw, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Centreville-Brent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35042. It stands on Schultz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Centreville West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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
- 1980 USGS Centreville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Centreville West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
149 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Penootaw (historical) between 1994 and 2016, burning about 780 acres in total. 3 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 burning | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Penootaw (historical): 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa River Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Herron-Pratt Occurence | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Prospect | Barite, Calcite | |
| USGS MR-60 Alabama No.8 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Weaver Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | Barite, Calcite, Fluorite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| B A Coates Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| H H Coates Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Julia Wallace Prosp | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| May Johnston Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Springs | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| East Town | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Centreville | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Choctaw Hills | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| East Centreville | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| River Bend (historical) | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| West Centreville | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 151590. 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.






