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Pinedale, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Northport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35473. The Survey maps it on the Lake Tuscaloosa South quadrangle.

Pinedale within Tuscaloosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

67 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Pinedale between 1994 and 2020, burning about 355 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 burning28
Arson/incendiarism11
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
5 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2019Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190922-3
21 September 1997Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2020Debris and open burning2.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20200920-2
2 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuscaloosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pinedale: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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
Airport PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REEProducerPlacer
Holley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Holley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Plant OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tuscaloosa 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
Candlewood0.4 miles18
Wood Estates0.6 miles18
Briarcliff0.7 miles18
Chestnut Hill0.7 miles18
Northwood Forest1.0 miles18
Lavender Acres1.2 miles18
Northwood Lake1.4 miles18
Cloverdale Estates1.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 148445. 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.