Woolfolk, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Talladega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36268. It lies near Cemetery Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ironaton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Ironaton quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Ironaton quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Ironaton quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Ironaton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
424 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 424 fires within 5 miles of Woolfolk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,645 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 194 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 | 194 |
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 57 acres | National Forests in Alabama | MUMP CREEK |
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | IRONATON ROAD, AL |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-5 |
| 29 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180924-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Woolfolk: 12 past producers, 8 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Sulfides, Silver, Sulfides. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Log Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Story Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Woodward Prospect | Gold, Silver, Sulfides | Occurrence | Gold, Silver | |
| Woodward Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Riddle's Mill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Riddle's Mill Mine Gold Log/Story/Woodward | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Robb Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Robb Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Story Mine | Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockdale | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ironaton | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Carara | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Waldo | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Chinnabee | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Olive Circle | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| McCannsville | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Curry | 4.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160870. 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.








