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Pinthlocco, Alabama

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Rockford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35136. It stands on Flat Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rockford SW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Pinthlocco within Coosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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 Pinthlocco (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 715 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 burning32
Arson/incendiarism13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony9
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 2000Arson/incendiarism12 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.8 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2018Debris and open burning25 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20180922-9
2 September 2014Arson/incendiarism39 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20140902-001
10 September 1998Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Pinthlocco (historical): 14 past producers, 13 occurrences, 8 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin, Mica, Gold, Silver. 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
Coosa Gibbsite ProspectAluminumProspect1960
Number One MineFeldspar, Graphite, Tin, MicaPast Producer1941
Number Seven MineFeldspar, Mica, TinPast Producer1941
Number Two MineFeldspar, Graphite, Mica, TinPast Producer1941
Old Will Bentley Land ProspectTantalumOccurrence
Prospect Number FiveTantalum, Feldspar, Mica, TinProspect
Prospect Number Twenty-EightFeldspar, Mica, Tin, UraniumProspect
Prospect Number Twenty-SixMica, TinOccurrence
Rockford MineGold, SilverPast ProducerGold, Silver
Rockford MineGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Coosa 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
Pentonville1.8 miles14
Rockford3.5 miles14
Speed4.6 miles14
Hissop4.8 miles14
Cottage Grove4.8 miles14
Nixburg5.4 miles14
Richville5.9 miles14
Travelers Rest6.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157804. 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.