Quinsey, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Weogufka-Marble Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35046. The Survey maps it on the Mitchell Dam NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Mitchell Dam NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
126 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Quinsey between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,493 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 45 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170930-3 |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-33 |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-2 |
| 27 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | 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 Quinsey: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite, Iron, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivey Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Dean Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Foshee Kyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Prospect | ||
| Weogufka Creek Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Flint Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Flint Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Flint Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Weoguffka Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sehoya | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hidden Valley | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gold Branch | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Weogufka (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dollar | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Aucheucaula (historical) | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hillwood | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Moriah | 6.4 miles | 14 |
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 Q122548848 | 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 156942. 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.







