BlockBell Springs, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Falkville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35622. It lies near Lacon Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Falkville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1927 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Falkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Bell Springs between 1996 and 2019, burning about 720 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-16 |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140924-002 |
| 22 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-11 |
| 19 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 Bell Springs: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkville Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lacon Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhites | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lacon | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| New Hope | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Falkville | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Thomas Place | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Lebanon | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Leesdale | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cole Spring | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 151674. 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.