BlockFairnelson, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lyeffion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36401. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the China quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS China quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Fairnelson between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,209 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 20 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-3 |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-9 |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200807-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Fairnelson: 8 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Green Street | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bookers Mill | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Harpers Store | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| China | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Burnt Corn | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ramah | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Stokes | 4.8 miles | 7 |
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 Q122566819 | 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 118126. 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.