BlockCedahoma, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lisman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36916. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Myrtlewood North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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
- 1970 USGS Myrtlewood North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Cedahoma (historical) between 2002 and 2016, burning about 130 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140903-001 |
| 15 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 2011 | Other causes | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 11/CR 231, AL |
| 4 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150504-002 |
| 31 May 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakchia | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Edna | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Naheola | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Indian Springs | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tompkinsville | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pelham | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pennington | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Deas | 8.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730207. 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.