BlockBinghamtown, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35096. It lies near Robertsons Island (historical). The Survey maps it on the Riverside quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1889 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Ragland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Binghamtown between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,036 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 53 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-24 |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Binghamtown: 5 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Choccolocco | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| England Isle | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Colony | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Choccolocco Estates | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Eureka Shores | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Eureka | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Embry Crossroads | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Capri Islands | 1.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 144726. 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.