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Petaluma, Alabama

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tanner Williams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36575. It stands on Hamilton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tanner Williams quadrangle.

Petaluma within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

323 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 323 fires within 5 miles of Petaluma between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,956 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 115 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/incendiarism115
Debris and open burning103
Missing data/not specified/undetermined54
Recreation and ceremony24
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking1

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 1995Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2011Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionAZALIA LANE (OAK GROVE), AL
29 September 2003Debris and open burning1.7 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190928-10
28 September 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionDYKES ROAD, AL
27 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Petaluma: 7 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Mob 7 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Tommy Graham Pit No. 2Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Garry Gurley Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Adams Dirt PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Harris QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
John Maples PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer
Maples PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

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
Ponderosa1.2 miles24
Scenic Hills1.4 miles24
Glen Acres1.5 miles32
Howells Ferry Heights2.0 miles24
Granato Estates2.6 miles32
Churchill Downs3.4 miles19
Orchard3.6 miles32
Pretty Branch Estates4.0 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143651. 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.