BlockArdell, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Crane Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35053. It stands on Bear Pen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cold Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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 Cold Springs quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Cold Springs 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
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Ardell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,368 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-3 |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-6 |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HICKORY LANE, AL |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 3928, AL |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-3 |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Wilburn | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Trade | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Brushy Pond | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bremen | 6.8 miles | 23 | |
| Crane Hill | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Zion | 8.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 155999. 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.