Wagar, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wagarville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36585. It stands on Armstrong Creek. The Survey maps it on the Prestwick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Choctaw Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Choctaw Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Prestwick quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Wagar between 1994 and 2020, burning about 960 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-3 |
| 21 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-22 |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | GRAVEL PIT RD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wagar: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagerville Quarry | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Garris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Garris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortelyou | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Prestwick | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Wagarville | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bassetts Creek | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Carson | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Sunflower | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Leroy | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| New Wakefield | 6.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153859. 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.





