BlockGlenzaida, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pisgah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35765. The Survey maps it on the Henagar quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Henagar quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Henagar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Henagar quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
112 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Glenzaida between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,089 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-6 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200922-3 |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-12 |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 785 CR 346, AL |
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 Glenzaida: 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalie | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Central | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pisgah | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Shrader | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Rorex (historical) | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Morris Mill | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Georgetown | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Fair View | 4.8 miles | 20 |
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 Q122553352 | 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 1959042. 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.