Southtown, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Guntersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35976. It lies near Chandler Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Guntersville quadrangle. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
On record in Southtown
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armorylisted 2005 · 0.4 miles away
Guntersville City Schoollisted 2003 · 0.4 miles away
Saratoga Victory Milllisted 1984 · 0.7 miles away
Guntersville Post Office Buildinglisted 2010 · 1.0 miles away
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 Southtown between 1994 and 2017, burning about 689 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2015 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150922-002 |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Southtown: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Village | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Guntersville | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Guntersville Shores | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Wyeth City | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lakeview | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Country Club Estates | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Smith Shores | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Sunrise Shores | 2.2 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 Q105741248 | 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 127153. 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.












