BlockCedar, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Eufaula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36027. The Survey maps it on the Twin Springs 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Twin Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Cedar (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 738 acres in total. 3 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-STEWART-005 |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2000 | Natural | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 39 HWY 165, AL |
| 18 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150718-001 |
| 14 July 2000 | Natural | 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 Cedar (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylaunee | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Howe | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Big Eddy (historical) | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hawkinsville | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Gilead | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lugo | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Springs (historical) | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Cole Ridge (historical) | 9.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 134764. 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.