Providence, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Talladega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35160. It lies near Schoolhouse Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Eastaboga quadrangle.
On record in Providence
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Idlewildlisted 1993 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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
- 1947 USGS Eastaboga quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Ragland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
298 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Providence between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,574 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 97 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 | 110 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150908-001 |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 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 Providence: 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| No Name | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Poor House Limonite Banks | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Rozelle-Holmes Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Uncertain, Ironaton District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Curry | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hall Grove | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| The Brick Store | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Brecon | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Bethel | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Smiths Mill | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 144942. 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.







