BlockCampground, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36782. The Survey maps it on the Myrtlewood South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Myrtlewood South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Campground between 1995 and 2020, burning about 203 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200920-3 |
| 19 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190806-2 |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Half Acre | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Myrtlewood | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Rembert | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Barrons (historical) | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Aimwell | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hill Top | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Nanafalia | 5.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1805612. 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.