Sheffield Heights, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Tri-Cities census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35660. It sits by York Bluffs. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle.
On record in Sheffield 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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Muscle Shoals Sound Studiolisted 2006 · 0.2 miles away
E.L. Newman Lustron Houselisted 2000 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1914 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Muscle Shoals quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Sheffield Heights between 1994 and 2016, burning about 179 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 673 CR 72, AL |
| 28 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130828-001 |
| 28 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130828-002 |
| 30 June 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2305 SIXTH ST, AL |
| 29 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 6TH STREET, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sheffield Heights: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colbert County Hwy. Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lister Hill Reduction Plant | Silica, Aluminum | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olland | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| East Sheffield | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Easton | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Washington Park | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| River Oaks | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| South Florence | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cliff Haven | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sherill Gardens | 1.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 146257. 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.









