Pleasant Hill, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bakerhill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36027. It lies near Baker Hill Cuesta. The Survey maps it on the Fort Gaines NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Fort Gaines NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 331 acres in total. 3 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 burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-10 |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-15 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-12 |
| 24 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200805-3 |
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 318 SUMMERHILL ROAD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 280 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 280 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill: 151 occurrences, 94 past producers, 15 unknowns, 13 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Water, Free, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Mine | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Eufaula Bauxite District | Kaolin, Aluminum | Producer | 1922, 1923 | |
| Barbour County Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Barbour County Mines Pit 2 | Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum | Producer | ||
| Farmer 2 | Aluminum, Clay, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Harbison-Walker Henry County Mines | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Henry County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| W M Bledsoe Henry County Mines | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Baker 1 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Barbour Operations Mine | Aluminum, Water, Free | Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Crossroads | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sandy Point | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Baker Hill | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Terese | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cotton Hill | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Oateston | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Edgefield | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Gaino | 8.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124971. 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.




