BlockAva, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wedowee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36278. The Survey maps it on the Wedowee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Ava between 1994 and 2019, burning about 846 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 27 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 | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.59, AL |
| 21 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ava: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfides, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Southern Mica Company Mine #1 | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| H.S. Bradley Prospect | Gold, Sulfides | Occurrence | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H S Bradley Prospect | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Wedowee | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Liberty Grove | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Peace | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cambridge | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Hope | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Curt | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cavers Grove | 3.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113301. 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.