BlockBlanton, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Beulah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36854. It stands on Osanippa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beulah quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Beulah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Blanton between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,073 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-HARRIS-006 |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARRIS-002 |
| 14 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HARRIS-001 |
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 Blanton: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Lee 1 Clay Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCulloh | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Jester | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Beulah | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Yarbrough | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Tillery Crossroad | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mechanicsville | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Halawaka | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Grove | 6.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114486. 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.