BlockBlack Gum Corners, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Clio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36317. The Survey maps it on the Texasville 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
6 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
- 1969 USGS Texasville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Clopton quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
37 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Black Gum Corners (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 917 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160905-2 |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 101 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-5 |
| 20 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Black Gum Corners (historical): 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P Green Mine & Eufaula Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Barbour County Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Black Brothers Sand and Gravel Pit | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Hartzog 1 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| C A Wood Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| C R Lynn Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Eufaula Mill | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Mccraney Pit | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Aluminum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spio (historical) | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Texasville | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Tew | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Edgefield | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Blue Springs | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lindsey | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Oateston | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Tyler Crossroads | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 134760. 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.