Smithfield, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35204. It lies near Enon Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Birmingham North quadrangle.
On record in Smithfield
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 12 of 13 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rickwood Fieldlisted 1993 · 0.1 miles away
Graymont Schoollisted 2007 · 0.6 miles away
Arlingtonlisted 1970 · 0.6 miles away
Dr. A. M. Brown Houselisted 1974 · 0.7 miles away
Arlington Parklisted 1995 · 0.7 miles away
First Ebenezer Baptist Churchlisted 2005 · 0.8 miles away- Smithfield Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1998 · 0.6 miles away
- Joseph Riley Smith Historic Districtlisted 1985 · 0.6 miles away
- Smithfield Historic Districtlisted 1985 · 0.6 miles away
- Birmingham-Southern Collegelisted 1999 · 0.7 miles away
- Peace Baptist Churchlisted 2005 · 0.9 miles away
- Windham Construction Office Buildinglisted 1984 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Smithfield between 1993 and 2020, burning about 895 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-16 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150924-001 |
| 13 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 4309 SUNFLOWER STREET, AL |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 7, AL |
| 15 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200717-7 |
| 20 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COALBURG ROAD/REPUBLIC ST., AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Smithfield: 15 past producers, 5 plants, 5 unknowns, 4 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Portland Cement Company Plant | Stone | Plant | ||
| Birmingham Plant | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| East Thomas Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wade Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Watkins Number 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Birmingham Red Ore Dist. | Iron | Producer | ||
| Birmingham Red Ore Mines District | Iron | Past Producer | 1864, 1972 | |
| Green Spring Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Helen Bess Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ishkooda Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1863, 1969 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elyton | 0.5 miles | 30 | |
| Graymont | 0.6 miles | 30 | |
| East Thomas | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Owenton | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Magnolia Heights | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Fountain Heights | 1.7 miles | 30 | |
| West End | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Beverly Station | 1.8 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153479. 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.













