BlockBurningtree Estates, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hartselle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35603. It stands on Blue Hole Branch. The Survey maps it on the Decatur quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Burningtree Estates between 1995 and 2020, burning about 408 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-7 |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180924-1 |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | 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 Burningtree Estates: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant 4 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burningtree Mountain | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Flint City | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Crowtown | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Hickory Hills | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Priceville | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Six Way | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Bayside | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Cedar Lake | 3.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115249. 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.