BlockBlairs, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Opp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36467. It stands on West Fork Cripple Creek. The Survey maps it on the Opp East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Opp East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Blairs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 624 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190731-2 |
| 31 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 9485 MCCLOUD RD, AL |
| 20 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120628-001 |
| 21 June 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Blairs: 22 unknowns, 10 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114472. 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.