BlockBells Crossroads, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Clayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36016. The Survey maps it on the Mount Andrew quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Mount Andrew quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Bells Crossroads between 1994 and 2017, burning about 828 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170922-1 |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 34 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140911-001 |
| 5 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Bells Crossroads: 17 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garmon Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Clayton | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Greens Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Pratts | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Mount Andrew | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hobdy | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Mount Olive (historical) | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Laurel Grove (historical) | 6.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156047. 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.