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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.

Pinecrest within Mobile County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

638 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism291
Debris and open burning175
Missing data/not specified/undetermined119
Recreation and ceremony30
Equipment and vehicle use14
Natural5
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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
9 September 2016Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160909-16
8 September 2004Debris and open burning20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2005Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2008Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Arson/incendiarism40 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1994Debris and open burning5.0 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mallette Brothers Number 1 PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Mcconnell QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Whitehead PitClayPast Producer
Grand Bay QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
H & J Sand Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Horn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Joe Moore PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mcconnell and Moore PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mobile Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Nicholson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Grand Bay0.9 miles22
Cloverdale2.7 miles21
Fernland3.5 miles22
Saint Elmo5.9 miles23
Dixon Corner6.2 miles24
Dees6.5 miles23
Union Church6.6 miles23
Irvington7.0 miles33

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.