Seymour, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Piper-Coleanor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35035. It stands on Daley Creek. The Survey maps it on the West Blocton East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1934 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS West Blocton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
306 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Seymour between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,746 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 177 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 | 177 |
| Debris and open burning | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200906-2 |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Seymour: 5 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fanciar Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Prospect | Barite, Calcite | |
| J. Fancher Fanciar | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Julian Fancher Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Maguire Shoals Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Bright Hope | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Standiford | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleanor | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Garnsey | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Cadle (historical) | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Belle Ellen | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Cane Creek (historical) | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Nash Town (historical) | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Piper | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Ardela (historical) | 2.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157042. 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.








