West Point, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jacksonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36265. It stands on Ricks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1900 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Jacksonville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
215 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of West Point between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,665 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 71 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 | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Other causes | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-20 |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 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 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of West Point: 21 past producers, 18 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 6 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Lead, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mammoth Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Nesbitt Lake Manganese Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | 1980 | |
| No Name | Iron, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1860 | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Moore | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Cedar Springs Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Old Lead Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1850 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Tredegar | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Springs | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Germania Springs (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Prickettville | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mack (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 141077. 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.








