Underwood, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Montevallo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35115. The Survey maps it on the Alabaster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Montevallo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Montevallo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Alabaster quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Underwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,738 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 39 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Underwood: 9 producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Chert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Montevallo Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| No 1 Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| She 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Longview | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Central Shop | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ryan | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Country Hills | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Moores Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Meadow Green | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Monte Bello | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Almont | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Old Maylene | 3.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 146596. 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.








