BlockGibsonville, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Ashland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36251. It stands on Holdridge Branch. The Survey maps it on the Gibsonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Gibsonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
218 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Gibsonville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,294 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 87 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 | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2006 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-7 |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-24 |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180923-2 |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190913-11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gibsonville: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Kyanite, Beryllium, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Cyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Cly 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Suggs Beryl Prospect | Beryllium, Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibsonville in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Gibsonville | $10,000 | The tornado touched down near Fuller Road where minimal tree damage occurred and one home sustained roof damage. It then tracked northeast before lifting near catfish road. A small catfish restaurant had a part of the roof torn off. Several trees were snapped off along the short path. One vehicle was partially lifted into the air and the roof debris was deposited underneath it. There were approximately 100 people in the catfish restaurant when the tornado hit. These people were in the basement after the owner took action when hearing the warning. No injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellow Valley | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bluff Springs | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cooley Crossroads | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Shiloh | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Corinth | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Harkins Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ashland | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156405. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.