Rock Spring, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gadsden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35905. The Survey maps it on the Glencoe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
141 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Rock Spring between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,489 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 50 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-3 |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Rock Spring: 13 unknowns, 11 past producers, 4 prospects, 4 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C B Allen Area | Graphite | Past Producer | 1865, 1917 | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Whorton Bend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Norton | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| John T Hagen Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Milt Phillips Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| N E Miller Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Norton Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Pryor Mine/Norton Deposit/Davis Gap | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Laney Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keysburg | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Colvin | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cobb City | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nisbit (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glencoe | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Grove | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Smiths Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Burns Park | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155219. 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.







