Richeytown, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Munford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36260. The Survey maps it on the Munford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Munford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
193 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 193 fires within 5 miles of Richeytown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,417 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 49 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 | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-5 |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150908-001 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 9.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Richeytown: 7 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles Myric Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| No Name | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Ore Beds | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Jenifer Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Jenifer Iron Ore Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1850, 1943 | |
| John Bruce's | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Town | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Jenifer | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| The Brick Store | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Munford | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Silver Run | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Old Eastaboga | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Hall Grove | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sweet Home | 3.6 miles | 21 |
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 Q122568780 | 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 162517. 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.








