BlockFerns Quarter, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Grant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35747. It stands on Fearn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Guntersville Dam quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Ferns Quarter
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Guntersville Hydroelectric Projectlisted 2016 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Guntersville Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Guntersville Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Guntersville Dam 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
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Ferns Quarter (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,067 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-13 |
| 22 September 2015 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150922-002 |
| 15 September 2011 | Smoking | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 431 S, AL |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Ferns Quarter (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shale Pit No 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upton (historical) | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Black Center | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Lamont (historical) | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Union Grove | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Manchester | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Neighbors Mill | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Cushion | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Mount Carmel | 3.6 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 139376. 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.