BlockCentre Ridge, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Henderson-Spring Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36079. The Survey maps it on the Brundidge NW 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
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1948 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Brundidge quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Brundidge NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brundidge NW quadrangle1:25000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Centre Ridge (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 552 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-4 |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150918-001 |
| 17 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.206, AL |
| 3 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 201, AL |
| 9 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Centre Ridge (historical): 28 unknowns, 27 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Palmyra | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Tarentum | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Henderson | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sanders Hill | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mossy Grove Estates | 6.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 167960. 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.