BlockAmerica, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Parrish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35580. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Parrish quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Parrish quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Parrish quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
430 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 430 fires within 5 miles of America between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,179 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 245 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 | 245 |
| Debris and open burning | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1768 NEW PARRISH HWY, AL |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190904-5 |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of America: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cordova Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ridge | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Standard | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Deason Hill | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Parrish | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Gobblers Crossing | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Aldridge | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Hope | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bradleytown | 2.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113061. 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.