BlockClarke, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Carbon Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35549. It stands on Gilder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carbon Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Carbon Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Clarke between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,355 acres in total. None started naturally. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-14 |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clarke: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Eldridge | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Dogtown | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Carbon Hill | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Flatwood | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Hill | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Slicklizzard | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pocahontas | 5.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116186. 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.