Woodford, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Alabaster-Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35242. The Survey maps it on the Cahaba Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Vandiver quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Vandiver quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Woodford between 1995 and 2019, burning about 398 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160608-5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Woodford: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Perlite, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irondale Plant | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| W. R. Grace Irondale Plant | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Meadow Ridge | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Riverwood | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Camp Horne | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Inverness Cliffs | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Altadena Woods | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Meadowbrook | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Hickory Ridge | 1.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 154305. 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.










