Swift, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Foley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36535. It stands on Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Foley quadrangle. It stands 23 feet above sea level.
On record in Swift
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Swift Presbyterian Churchlisted 1988 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1921 USGS Bon Secour quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Foley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Foley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Foley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Swift between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,766 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 32 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140903-002 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150827-001 |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | FISH TRAP ROAD, AL |
| 9 July 2014 | Natural | 200 acres | Florida Forest Service | TARKLIN BAYOU |
| 8 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Swift: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County Gibbsite Sand | Aluminum | Prospect | 1958 | |
| Blackwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miflin | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Blue Grass Recreational Vehicle Park | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Elberta | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Foley Recreational Vehicle Park | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Foley | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Oak | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Josephine | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Orange Beach | 6.3 miles | 19 |
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 Q22058567 | 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 134722. 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.







