BlockColdwater, Alabama
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fruithurst census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36262. The Survey maps it on the Oak Level quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Oak Level quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Oak Level quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
741 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 741 fires within 5 miles of Coldwater between 1993 and 2020, burning about 16,847 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 523 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 | 523 |
| Debris and open burning | 176 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-5 |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-9 |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190905-5 |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 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 Coldwater: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Prospect | Mica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Woods | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fruithurst | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bethel | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Level | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Muscadine | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mars Hill | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Edwardsville | 5.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 162720. 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.