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Roebuck, Alabama

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Alabaster-Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35080. It stands on Trigger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Helena quadrangle.

Roebuck within Shelby County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 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

141 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Roebuck between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,714 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 58 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/incendiarism58
Debris and open burning44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1995Debris and open burning60 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2000Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1994Debris and open burning1.3 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shelby 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 Roebuck: 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Bloating Material. 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
ParkwoodBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Parkwood MineClayProducer
Alabaster Lime PlantCalciumPast Producer
Landmark Quarry & Lime MillCalciumProducer
Helena QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Helena, Ne OfIronPast ProducerResidual
Lacon Plant No. 3 PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scotrock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Siluria, W OfIronPast ProducerResidual
Unnamed ProspectIronProspect

Every working recorded in Shelby 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
Falliston1.1 miles27
Fox Haven1.3 miles27
Dunaway Farms1.3 miles27
Calliston1.6 miles27
Shannon Glen1.6 miles27
Coalmont1.7 miles24
Tacoa2.0 miles27
Helena2.0 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156991. 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.