BlockBig Eddy, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Eufaula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36027. It stands on North Fork Cowikee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eufaula North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Eufaula North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Big Eddy (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 820 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 14 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge | 431 SNAG FIRE |
| 14 August 2000 | Natural | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 39 HWY 165, AL |
| 20 July 2000 | Natural | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-QUITMAN-001 |
| 18 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150718-001 |
| 7 June 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Big Eddy (historical): 1 producer, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Zirconium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Chattahoochee River Prospect | Titanium, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylaunee | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Howe | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lugo | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar (historical) | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hoboken | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hawkinsville | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Eufaula | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Fields (historical) | 7.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1805313. 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.