Veto, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35620. It stands on Cave Branch. The Survey maps it on the Elkmont quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Elkmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elkmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Veto between 1994 and 2017, burning about 377 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | BARNES FIRES |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Veto: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert #1 Quarry | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1983 | |
| Giles County Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.44 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.45 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Prospect Number 2505 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Prospect Number 2505 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Prospect Number 2550 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettusville | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Woodfin Mill | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Locke Crossroads | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Morris Crossroads | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Elkmont | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Leggtown | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gourdsville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Holland Gin | 5.8 miles | 20 |
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 Veto | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196649 | 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 128443. 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.








