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Sidhart, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Spring Garden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36272. It lies near Hawkins Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Indian Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sidhart within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

364 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 364 fires within 5 miles of Sidhart (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 11,980 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 232 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/incendiarism232
Debris and open burning76
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2005Arson/incendiarism45 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarism36 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionOFF HWY 278, AL
7 September 1995Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2000Arson/incendiarism18 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1993Arson/incendiarism11 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 185 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 185 workings within 5 miles of Sidhart (historical): 97 unknowns, 64 past producers, 17 prospects, 7 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. 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
Penland HillManganese, CobaltOccurrence
Pope-Brittain DepositManganese, Iron, CobaltProspectWad
Price-Rowland ProspectManganese, Cobalt, IronPast Producer1938
Stock PropertyManganese, StoneProspect1949
Augusta MinesCobalt, ManganesePast Producer1918
Central Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891
North Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891
North of Bluffington DepositsCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Pope HughesCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence1938
West Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891

Every working recorded in Cherokee 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
Bluffton1.1 miles18
Tecumseh1.9 miles17
Rock Run2.5 miles18
Tecumseh Furnace2.5 miles17
Bauxite2.9 miles18
Warner (historical)3.1 miles17
Pleasant Gap3.4 miles17
Sandy Springs5.1 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730569. 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.