BlockAshridge, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Double Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35565. The Survey maps it on the Double Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Double Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Double Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Ashridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 641 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180903-4 |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashridge in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashridge | $20,000 | Two homes were damage by thunderstorm winds on CR 15 near Ashridge. One home had its front porch removed. The other home had its porch removed, roof torn off, above ground swimming pool destroyed, and a few trees knocked down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashridge | $15,000 | A shed was destroyed and a barn lost 70 percent of its roof. Several trees were also reported down. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Ashridge | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashridge | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashridge | - | Numerous trees were uprooted in the Ashridge community along Highway 195. The highway was blocked by a large pine tree, while two trees, a pine and a maple, uprooted and fell into a house. Nearby, an open air lean-to metal farm shed was blown down. Other trees were uprooted in neighboring yards. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashridge | - | Several trees were knocked down in the Ashridge community. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashridge | - | A few dozen trees were reported down in the Ashridge Area, including several that were down along Alabama Highway 195 near County Road 6. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Blue Springs | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rabbittown | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Gray (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Welbornville (historical) | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Booger Tree (historical) | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Haricon (historical) | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Forkville | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159092. 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.
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.