BlockBlue Lock, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36763. It stands on Greer Branch. The Survey maps it on the Myrtlewood North 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
5 surveys from 9 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Myrtlewood North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Blue Lock (historical) between 1998 and 2016, burning about 404 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-002 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120725-003 |
| 26 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 2011 | Other causes | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 11/CR 231, AL |
| 5 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckleys (historical) | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hill Top | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| McNeils (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Myrtlewood | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Griffins (historical) | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pin Hook | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rembert | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Linden | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730243. 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.