Tacon, Alabama
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36606. The Survey maps it on the Mobile quadrangle.
On record in Tacon
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 14 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Blue Bird Hardware and Seedlisted 2018 · 0.4 miles away
Ashland Place Historic Districtlisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Georgia Cottagelisted 1972 · 0.6 miles away
Convent and Academy of the Visitationlisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Arthur VanderSys Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Wade Askew Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
George Levy Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Jacob VanderSys Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Ernest Megginson Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Joseph M. Walker Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
J. E. Paterson Houselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Greene-Marston Houselisted 1983 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 34 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.
- 1922 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Tacon between 1994 and 2017, burning about 546 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 16/CR 64, AL |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150902-001 |
| 30 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140527-003 |
| 21 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130427-001 |
| 27 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 720 KENTUCKY RD, AL |
| 21 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | GIRBY ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Tacon: 7 producers, 2 past producers, 2 plants. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Perlite, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr-Mcgee Mobile Facility | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Laidlaw No. 1 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Laidlaw Number 1 Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Mobile Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Mobile Dredge | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Oyster Shell Products/Canal Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Halls Mill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Laidlaw Pit No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mobile Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crichton | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Brookwood | 1.4 miles | 34 | |
| Bridlewood | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Allenville | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Mertz | 1.9 miles | 34 | |
| Spring Hill | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Pine Grove | 2.2 miles | 32 | |
| Toulminville | 2.3 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127631. 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.













