BlockBlake, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wadley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36276. The Survey maps it on the Wadley South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wadley South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
128 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Blake between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,099 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 237, AL |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20150920-003 |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 327 CR 861, AL |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Blake: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blake in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blake | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 22 west of the community of Dickert. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dickert | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pooles Crossroad | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Olive | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Louina | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| High Pine | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Peavy | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Wadley | 3.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140192. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.