BlockBobo, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Winfield-Glen Allen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35594. It stands on Moss Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winfield quadrangle.
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 Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Winfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Bobo between 1994 and 2020, burning about 975 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190911-4 |
| 8 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bobo: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fayette Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wayside | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hubbertville | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bluff | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kirkland | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bazemore | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Fowlers Crossroads | 9.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Vernon | 10.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114641. 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.