BlockEastmont, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36109. The Survey maps it on the Willow Springs 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Mount Meigs NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willow Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Eastmont between 1994 and 2016, burning about 558 acres in total. 2 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20150915-001 |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 188 MONROE STREET, AL |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | OLD POND RD, AL |
| 24 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Eastmont: 17 producers, 1 past producer. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep South Const. Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Hodson Pit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Mitylene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Kyanite | Producer | Quartz | |
| Excelsior Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jenkins Brick Co., Inc. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cossada Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deep South Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dozier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Froggy Bottom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Grove | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gunter Grove | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Johnstown East | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bellehurst | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain View Estates | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Timbers | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Dalraida | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Johnstown | 1.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 164499. 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.