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Russell Heights, Alabama

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Leeds census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35094. It stands on O'Bar Branch. The Survey maps it on the Leeds quadrangle.

Russell Heights within Jefferson County

On record in Russell Heights

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

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

118 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Russell Heights between 1994 and 2018, burning about 3,218 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 51 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/incendiarism51
Debris and open burning40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Smoking1

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
7 September 1995Debris and open burning1.3 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160917-6
17 September 2003Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSMITH-SIMS ROAD, AL
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson 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 Russell Heights: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Leeds Cement PlantStonePlant
Leeds Mine & QuarryClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
U.S. Steel Corp. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Industrial Sand Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
J M Dorough MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
J.M. DoroughBarium-BaritePast ProducerResidual
Leeds Brown Fe MinesIronPast ProducerResidual
Leeds Brown Iron Ore MinesIronPast ProducerGoethite
Trussville PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Leeds0.9 miles27
Maplewood1.1 miles27
Scott City1.1 miles27
Cahaba Hills1.2 miles27
Oak Crossing2.0 miles27
Cedar Grove (historical)2.3 miles27
Lola City2.5 miles27
Lovick2.9 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 126031. 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.