BlockEight Mile, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36613. It stands on Gum Tree Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kushla quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1941 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Kushla quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kushla quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Eight Mile between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,012 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 44 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1675 CR 217, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Eight Mile: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidlaw Number 1 Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Laidlaw No. 1 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mob 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Brunson Number 5 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Brunson Pit Number 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Eight Mine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| S.D. Tew Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eight Mile in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2012: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Lightning | Eight Mile | 1 hurt | A 30 year old male was running from his business to his vehicle during a thunderstorm, when he was struck by lightning. It appeared that the lightning strike entered his left leg and exited near his toe. His pants were shredded and his shoe was burned off. He had second degree burns on his legs. After a couple of days in the hospital he had recovered enough to be released. |
| March 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eight Mile | $50,000 | Trees were blown down and minor roof damage was caused by thunderstorms moving across the northern portion of Mobile County in the area of the Semmes Community. One person reported hail with the thunderstorms, but no size was available. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eight Mile | $15,000 | Local law enforcement reported that a thunderstorm blew down trees that damaged a house and an automobile near the intersection of Bear Fork Road and Lott Road. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Eight Mile | $1,000 | Several streets around Eight Mile were flooded with up to two feet of water. Several secondary roads off of US HWY 45 had to be closed for a short time until water receded. Radar estimated that 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in this area in a two hour period. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Eight Mile | - | Widespread street flooding around highway 45 and Bearfork Road. The water was estimated to be nearly a foot deep in places. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Oaks | 0.4 miles | 27 | |
| Whistler | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Rosehaven | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Parkwood | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| North Mobile | 1.9 miles | 30 | |
| Norwood | 2.0 miles | 30 | |
| Henry Road Estates | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Mauvilla Forest Estates | 2.2 miles | 30 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Eight Mile | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3710156 | 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 117888. 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.