Zana, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the New Site census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36256. It stands on Little Emuckfaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Daviston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Daviston quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Zana between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,014 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 35 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120806-001 |
| 22 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140822-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Zana: 6 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Russell Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Creek District | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Goldville District | Gold | Past Producer | 1842 | |
| Goldville Pits | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hammock Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Hawthorne Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1932, 1933 | |
| Johnson Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1840, 1845 | |
| Lowe Mine Hawthorne Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| W.D. Mitchell Property No. 2 | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zana in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zana | - | A tree and power lines were downed, blocking Germany's Ferry Rd near County Road 79. Another tree fell blocking Hamlet Mill Rd. Another tree and power lines were downed, blocking Highway 63 near Sandford Rd. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zana | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along County Road 79. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zana (historical) | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Harmony (historical) | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bethleham (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Simpson | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| New Site | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cholocco Litabixee (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Everglade | 3.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157291. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





