BlockCloverdale, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Grand Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36541. It stands on Bay Branch. The Survey maps it on the Big Point quadrangle. It stands 52 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1941 USGS Hurley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Hurley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Big Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
575 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 575 fires within 5 miles of Cloverdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,984 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 260 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 | 260 |
| Debris and open burning | 150 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 123 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Mississippi Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cloverdale: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallette Brothers Number 1 Pit | Silica | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mcconnell Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Whitehead Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grand Bay Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Horn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joe Moore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcconnell and Moore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mobile Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nicholson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinecrest | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Grand Bay | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Dees | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Union Church | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Fernland | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Elmo | 7.1 miles | 23 | |
| Irvington | 8.2 miles | 33 | |
| Dixon Corner | 8.5 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q5135931 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143251. 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.