Tecumseh, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Spring Garden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36272. It lies near Bluffton Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Borden Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Borden Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Borden Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Borden Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
496 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 496 fires within 5 miles of Tecumseh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,167 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 338 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 | 338 |
| Debris and open burning | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-009 |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 181 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 181 workings within 5 miles of Tecumseh: 92 unknowns, 67 past producers, 12 prospects, 10 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccollum | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt | Unknown | Residual | |
| Penland Hill | Manganese, Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Pope-Brittain Deposit | Manganese, Iron, Cobalt | Prospect | Wad | |
| Price-Rowland Prospect | Manganese, Cobalt, Iron | Past Producer | 1938 | |
| Shiloh Church Prospect | Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc, Nickel | Occurrence | 1970 | |
| Central Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| North Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| West Rock Run Area | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| About 8 Mines and Prospects | Manganese, Cobalt | Occurrence | Hollandite | |
| Agusta Mine | Manganese, Iron, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1918 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tecumseh in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tecumseh | - | Several trees uprooted and blocking Highway 278 near County Road 181. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Tecumseh Furnace | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Sidhart (historical) | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Warner (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bauxite | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rock Run | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Gap | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hanson | 5.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160727. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









