Pinedale Shores, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Ashville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35953. The Survey maps it on the Ashville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
167 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Pinedale Shores between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,544 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 55 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 | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Pinedale Shores: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Aluminum, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbins Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Hebble Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Hatchet Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Hatchet Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Barker Mountain Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Goodwins Mill Area | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Whitney Junction | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cool Springs | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Ashville | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Caldwell | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Goodwins Mill | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Gilbert | 6.8 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Clair Springs | 7.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 164807. 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.







