Pinecrest, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Grand Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36541. It stands on Reedy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Grand Bay quadrangle.
On record in Pinecrest
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Grand Bay Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1921 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Biloxi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
638 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 638 fires within 5 miles of Pinecrest between 1992 and 2019, burning about 11,455 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 291 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/incendiarism | 291 |
| Debris and open burning | 175 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 119 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-16 |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pinecrest: 7 producers, 4 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallette Brothers Number 1 Pit | Silica | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mcconnell Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Whitehead Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Bay Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| H & J Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Horn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joe Moore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcconnell and Moore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mobile Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nicholson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bay | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Cloverdale | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Fernland | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Elmo | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Dixon Corner | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Dees | 6.5 miles | 23 | |
| Union Church | 6.6 miles | 23 | |
| Irvington | 7.0 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143660. 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.










