BlockBolinger, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Silas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36919. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Silas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Silas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Bolinger between 1995 and 2018, burning about 390 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130919-001 |
| 8 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | US 8, AL |
| 4 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bolinger in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2014: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Bolinger | $75,000 | A nearly stationary thunderstorm produced rainfall amounts of 7 to 9 inches during a 3 to 4 hour period. The heavy rains flooded several homes and numerous roads across southern Choctaw county. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolinger | $10,000 | High winds blew trees and power lines down near US Highway 84 and County Road 21. A store had some minor roof damage from the high winds in the same area. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolinger | $3,000 | Numerous trees were blown down on Highway 84. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolinger | $1,500 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolinger | $1,500 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silas | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Souwilpa | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cullomburg | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Flatwood | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Barrytown | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Aquilla | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rescueville | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Isney | 6.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114696. 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.
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.