Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Mount Meigs, Alabama. The Carpenter Gothic structure was built in 1892.”
Wikipedia article Grace Episcopal Church (Mount Meigs, Alabama), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 71 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Grace Episcopal Church between 1994 and 2019, burning about 654 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1200 BLOCK OF WARES FERRY ROAD, AL |
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190911-6 |
| 3 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1616 ALEXANDER RD, AL |
| 26 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Grace Episcopal Church: 10 producers, 1 past producer. 10 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| J.M. Jordon Mining Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Mount Meigs Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Mt Meigis | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rex Edwards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Waugh #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Waugh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002067 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montgomery County | All 71 listed properties in this county. |
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