BlockFloy, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Geraldine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35963. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fyffe quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Fyffe quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Fyffe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Fyffe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
101 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Floy (historical) between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,069 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190909-2 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180903-3 |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-20 |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140927-001 |
| 25 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140925-002 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-22 |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-21 |
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 Floy (historical): 1 occurrence. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Crossroads | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Ophir | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| McKestes | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Maynard | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Wills (historical) | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lakeview | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Moores Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Fairview | 2.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 150687. 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.