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Tarsus, Alabama

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Anniston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36201. It lies near Coldwater Peak. The Survey maps it on the Eulaton quadrangle.

Tarsus within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

137 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Tarsus between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,420 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 burning41
Arson/incendiarism41
Equipment and vehicle use17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony12
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use800 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160925-18
22 September 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160922-14
2 September 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1997Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 46 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Tarsus: 24 unknowns, 13 past producers, 7 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Glencoe QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
No NameIron, ManganesePast ProducerResidual
Not Known, Ammiston AreaManganese, IronPast ProducerResidual
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lackey PitClayProducer
Shirey Prospect No 2MicaProspect
Shirey Prospect No. 2MicaProspect
Unnamed MineClayPast Producer
Carter Street DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect
Eulation Pike DepositAluminum, KaolinProspect

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Eulaton0.6 miles19
Vinnette0.8 miles19
New Haven0.9 miles21
Gauldinville1.2 miles21
Cobb Town1.4 miles19
Wellborn2.0 miles19
Burns Crossroad2.0 miles21
West End Anniston2.4 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127700. 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.