BlockDeFoor, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Haleyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35565. The Survey maps it on the Haleyville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Delmar quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Haleyville East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of DeFoor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 375 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 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 DeFoor: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needmore | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Littleville | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Haleyville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Center | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Forkville | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Boar Tush | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Booger Tree (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 |
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 Q122566587 | 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 156256. 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.