BlockWestern Hills, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36108. The Survey maps it on the Montgomery South quadrangle.
On record in Western Hills
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 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wharton-Chappell Houselisted 2016 · 0.7 miles away
Mt. Zion AME Zion Churchlisted 2002 · 0.7 miles away
City of St. Jude Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.9 miles away
Cleveland Court Apartments 620-638listed 2001 · 0.9 miles away- Peacock Tract Historic Districtlisted 2025 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1927 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Montgomery South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Montgomery South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Western Hills between 1995 and 2018, burning about 182 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 188 MONROE STREET, AL |
| 24 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1045 JACKSON FERRY ROAD , AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Western Hills: 19 producers, 1 past producer. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama River | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dixie Sand & Gravel - Maxwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Quartz | |
| French Street Brick Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Browder Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Excelsior Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jenkins Brick Co., Inc. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brewer Heights Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Cossada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dozier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Village | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Washington Park | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Maxwell Heights | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Gibbs Village | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| West End | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mobile Heights | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Carver Park | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Memorial Heights | 1.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142941. 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.