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Womack, Alabama

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Ohatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36271. The Survey maps it on the Francis Mill quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Womack within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

116 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Womack (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,357 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 47 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/incendiarism47
Debris and open burning29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined55 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160928-32
27 September 2016Arson/incendiarism20 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160927-13
25 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190925-13
22 September 2019Debris and open burning4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190922-16
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190920-25

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Womack (historical): 9 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Coosa Pit Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed ProspectBarium-BariteOccurrence
Pelham Range Lead ProspectLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Cane Creek MinesIronPast Producer1840
Cane Creek MinesIronPast ProducerResidual
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown
UnnamedIronUnknown

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cane Creek (historical)1.2 miles24
Boozer (historical)1.3 miles24
Boiling Springs2.6 miles24
Zula (historical)2.8 miles19
Polkville (historical)3.2 miles19
Mitchellville3.2 miles24
Bruner (historical)3.2 miles24
Ragan Chapel3.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 166228. 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.