BlockFairview, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Hackleburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35564. It stands on King Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hackleburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Hackleburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Hackleburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Hackleburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,806 acres in total. None started naturally. 50 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | WACO FIRE |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130910-002 |
| 4 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140804-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackleburg Kaolin Ala. | Kaolin | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hackleburg Pits | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tessner | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hackleburg | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lumbull | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Allens Factory | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Goddard | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bear Creek | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wiginton | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Brinn | 5.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 118129. 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.