BlockConfluence, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rogersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35652. It stands on Dement Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cairo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Cairo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Confluence between 1995 and 2019, burning about 291 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180904-4 |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | LITTLE ELK ROAD, AL |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-11 |
| 14 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Estep (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Romine | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Anderson Creek Estates | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Elk Shores | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hurricane (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oliver | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| New Georgia (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 145124. 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.