Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Bishop Manor Estate is a historic estate near St. Elmo in rural Mobile County, Alabama, United States.”
Wikipedia article Bishop Manor Estate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 146 National Register listings published here for Mobile County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 647 fires within 5 miles of Bishop Manor Estate between 1994 and 2020, burning about 19,288 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 338 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 | 338 |
| Debris and open burning | 170 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-16 |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-006 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bishop Manor Estate: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H & J Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Leatherbury House | 4.9 miles | 1990 | |
 | Grand Bay Historic District | 5.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Bellingrath Gardens and Home | 7.3 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000255 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mobile County | All 146 listed properties in this county. |
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