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.
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.
Fort ToulouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.4 miles away
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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Elmore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Elmore SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Elmore quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
162 since 1994Regional 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 burning | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 132 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150915-001 |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Placer | |
| Hillabee Pit No 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Coosada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dredge #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Elmore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flatwood Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Flatwood Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| James Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clair | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Harrogate Springs | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Blueberry Hill | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Blue Ridge | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wetumpka | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Jasmine Hill | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Ridge Estates | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Elmore | 4.0 miles | 17 |
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.









