BlockFoster Crossroads, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Milltown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36862. The Survey maps it on the Dudleyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Dudleyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Foster Crossroads between 1994 and 2019, burning about 865 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 19 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-12 |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-8 |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120912-002 |
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130911-001 |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | 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 Foster Crossroads: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown Pluton | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Plagioclase, Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hill | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Trammel Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Shiloh | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tiller Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Marcoot | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Penton | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bosworth | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Chapel Hill | 4.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156370. 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.