BlockBridgeton, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Chelsea census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35242. It stands on Lee Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cahaba Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Vandiver quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Vandiver quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cahaba Heights quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeton between 1995 and 2020, burning about 402 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-6 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-8 |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-6 |
| 13 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140828-003 |
| 2 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Bridgeton: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Highland | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Purdy | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Shoal Run | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Little Ridge Estates | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Morning Sun Villas | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Cahaba Commons | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Inverness Cliffs | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Meadowbrook | 3.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 168851. 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.