Trickem, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ranburne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36264. The Survey maps it on the Hightower quadrangle. It stands 1,060 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 Hightower quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Hightower quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Trickem between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,296 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 58 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 | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140908-001 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160905-8 |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 659, AL |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 419 CO. ROAD 659, AL |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Trickem: 27 past producers, 10 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Kyanite, Iron, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Howe Mine | Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Johnston Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Moss-Back Mine | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Smith Prospect | Sulfur, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Stone Hill Cu Mine Et Al | Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Stone Hill Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Turkey Heaven Kyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | Kyanite | |
| Turkey Heaven Mtn Deposits | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Johnston Prospect | Copper | Unknown | 1874 | |
| Moss-Back Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hill | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hightower | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lecta | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Macedonia | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ranburne | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bell Mills | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hopewell | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Arbacoochee (historical) | 5.8 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Trickem | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30623117 | 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 157172. 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.








