Smith Shores, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Union Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35976. The Survey maps it on the Guntersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Smith Shores between 1994 and 2017, burning about 832 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2015 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150922-002 |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160704-28 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Smith Shores: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Langford Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mal 1b Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenton | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Southtown | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Mount Carmel | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Mill Village | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lakeview | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sunrise Shores | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Guntersville | 2.9 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561868 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 148865. 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.












