BlockBooker Heights, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Maytown-Sylvan Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35118. The Survey maps it on the Sylvan Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sylvan Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Sylvan Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
252 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of Booker Heights between 1994 and 2019, burning about 3,932 acres in total. None started naturally. 123 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 | 123 |
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-14 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 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 Booker Heights: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jef 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maytown | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Mulga Mine | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Crockard Junction | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Mulga | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Sylvan Springs | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Bay View | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Hoagtown | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Edgewater Junction | 2.7 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 114731. 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.