BlockFoxwood Trace, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Pike Road census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36064. The Survey maps it on the Mount Meigs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Mount Meigs SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mount Meigs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Foxwood Trace between 1995 and 2018, burning about 640 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1200 BLOCK OF WARES FERRY ROAD, AL |
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | OLD POND RD, AL |
| 30 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Foxwood Trace: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep South Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J.M. Jordon Mining Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Meigs Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Mt Meigis | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Waugh Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlane | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ranchette Estates | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Foxwood | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Merry | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Foxchase | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Meigs | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Freeport | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Halcyon | 3.3 miles | 13 |
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 Q122545165 | 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 142551. 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.