Woodland Terrace, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Tuscaloosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35404. The Survey maps it on the Cottondale quadrangle.
On record in Woodland Terrace
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital Historic Districtlisted 2012 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1931 USGS Cottondale quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Cottondale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Cottondale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Woodland Terrace between 1994 and 2017, burning about 431 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 29, AL |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170829-1 |
| 24 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Woodland Terrace: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Operation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfair | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Berkley Hills | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Beech Hills | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Box Springs | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Coventry | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Laurel Hills | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Hillswood | 0.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 148779. 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.







