Pilgrims Rest, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35907. The Survey maps it on the Dunaway Mountain quadrangle. It stands 564 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1889 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Dunaway Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Steele quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Dunaway Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Pilgrims Rest between 1994 and 2018, burning about 663 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Pilgrims Rest: 10 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 prospects, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C B Allen Area | Graphite | Past Producer | 1865, 1917 | |
| Dunaway Mtn. Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Markton Limestone Test | Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Southside Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Norton | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Norton Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Pryor Mine/Norton Deposit/Davis Gap | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Whorton Bend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Markton | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Brannon Springs (historical) | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Old Harmony | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Rainbow City | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Morgans Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Pine Grove | 3.6 miles | 18 |
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 Pilgrims Rest | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18392596 | 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 149102. 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.








