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Royal Pines, Alabama

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Tuscaloosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35401. It stands on Tater Hill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tuscaloosa quadrangle.

Royal Pines within Tuscaloosa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

34 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Royal Pines between 1995 and 2016, burning about 431 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism7
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Natural2
Other causes1
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
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission4921 CUVER RD, AL
30 August 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission42 CR 82, AL
3 August 2011Arson/incendiarism120 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionCR 29, AL
22 August 2006Natural30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 July 2000Natural8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
27 July 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 June 2000Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuscaloosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Royal Pines: 8 producers, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE. 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
Airport PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REEProducerPlacer
Collins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Crabtree PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Holley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Holley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Plant No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Plant OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
W.T. Ratliff Co., Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tuscaloosa 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
Taylor Circle0.6 miles17
Gardendale0.7 miles17
Berkshire Estates1.0 miles15
Fairlawn1.4 miles17
Greenview1.5 miles17
Oakdale1.8 miles17
Hollywood Park1.9 miles17
Hays Court1.9 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 148510. 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.