BlockCostilla, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bellwood-Coffee Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36340. The Survey maps it on the Geneva West 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
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Geneva West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Costilla (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 468 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-23 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140808-001 |
| 17 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120605-001 |
| 4 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Costilla (historical): 13 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lytle | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Coffee Springs | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Highfalls | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Marl | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Chancellor | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Geneva | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Spears | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 167358. 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.