BlockCunningham, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Aliceville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35442. It stands on Seneca Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cunningham 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 West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Cunningham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Cunningham between 1994 and 2020, burning about 270 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190816-8 |
| 1 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Cunningham: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cunningham in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cunningham | - | Several large trees were blown down along Alabama Highway 17 between Aliceville and Carrolton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillburg | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hickory | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Beasley | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Stevens | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Aliceville | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lois Spring | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| McMullen | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Garden | 4.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 116965. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.