Sulphur Springs, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alexandria-Webster Chapel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36279. It stands on Rabes Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
178 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,498 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 46 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 | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140930-003 |
| 3 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs: 17 occurrences, 16 past producers, 7 unknowns, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | 1980 | |
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1860 | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Moore | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Wellington Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Cedar Springs Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prickettville | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mack (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Angel | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hill Top (historical) | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Polk | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wellington | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Duke | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Springs | 2.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157126. 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.








