Yelling Settlement, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Daphne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36526. It stands on Turkey Branch. The Survey maps it on the Silverhill quadrangle. It stands 144 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Fairhope quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Silverhill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Yelling Settlement between 1994 and 2020, burning about 834 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 26680 POLLARD ROAD, AL |
| 24 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180815-2 |
| 11 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2016 | Natural | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160708-4 |
| 4 July 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Yelling Settlement: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Y P S Kaolin Prospect | Kaolin | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belforest | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ellisville | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Malbis | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Daphne | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Jackson Oak | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Park City | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Loxley | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bridgehead | 5.1 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q21196679 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157286. 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.











