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Tuskugu, Alabama

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Wetumpka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36093. It stands on Tallapoosa River. The Survey maps it on the Elmore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Tuskugu within Elmore County

On record in Tuskugu

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

162 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Tuskugu (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 740 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 28 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 burning52
Arson/incendiarism28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Equipment and vehicle use21
Recreation and ceremony14
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Natural4
Smoking4

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
9 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined132 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1999Debris and open burning5.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionECR-20150915-001
15 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2007Natural2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elmore County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Tuskugu (historical): 14 producers, 3 past producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Clay. 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
Elmore PitSand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, KyaniteProducerPlacer
Hillabee Pit No 2ClayProducer
Coosada Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Dredge #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dredge QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Elmore PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Flatwood QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Flatwood Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
James PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Elmore 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
Saint Clair2.4 miles18
Harrogate Springs2.6 miles18
Blueberry Hill3.0 miles18
Blue Ridge3.5 miles13
Wetumpka3.5 miles18
Jasmine Hill3.5 miles13
Blue Ridge Estates3.7 miles13
Elmore4.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 158147. 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.