BlockPretty Branch Estates, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36618. It stands on Pretty Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kushla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1941 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Kushla quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kushla quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
305 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 305 fires within 5 miles of Pretty Branch Estates between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,737 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 109 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/incendiarism | 109 |
| Debris and open burning | 96 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | AZALIA LANE (OAK GROVE), AL |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Pretty Branch Estates: 11 producers, 3 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidlaw No. 1 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Tommy Graham Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Laidlaw Number 1 Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Old Shell Road Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Tommy Graham Pit No. 2 | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brunson Number 5 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Brunson Pit Number 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| S.D. Tew Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lane Estates | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Charmingdale | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Crawford | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Granato Estates | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Princeton Woods | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Red Creek Heights | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Orchard | 2.2 miles | 32 | |
| Acropolis Heights | 2.3 miles | 32 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122552467 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143673. 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.