BlockBladon Springs, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Silas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36919. The Survey maps it on the Bladon Springs quadrangle. It stands 95 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Bladon Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Bladon Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 698 acres in total. 4 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-5 |
| 27 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-22 |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-23 |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 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 Bladon Springs: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bromine, Zeolites, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullom Springs Well | Bromine | Occurrence | 1884 | |
| Tallahatta Claystone, Silas | Zeolites, Fullers Earth | Prospect | BEDDED |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rescueville | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Flatwood | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cullomburg | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Silas | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bolinger | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Barrytown | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Womack Hill | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Souwilpa | 9.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bladon Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4923777 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114465. 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.