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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.

Providence within Talladega County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 23 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

298 since 1992

Regional 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 burning110
Arson/incendiarism97
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Recreation and ceremony28
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking3
Natural2
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNER-20150908-001
6 September 2002Debris and open burning9.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2005Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Talladega County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, SilicaProducerQuartz
No NameIronPast ProducerResidual
Poor House Limonite BanksIronPast ProducerResidual
Rozelle-Holmes MineIronPast Producer
Uncertain, Ironaton DistrictIronPast ProducerResidual
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Talladega 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
Turner1.7 miles23
Curry2.9 miles22
Hall Grove4.0 miles21
The Brick Store4.2 miles23
Brecon4.2 miles22
Bethel4.3 miles21
Smiths Mill4.6 miles23
Pleasant Grove4.9 miles24

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.