BlockGold Mine, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Brilliant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35548. It stands on Bostick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gold Mine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gold Mine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Gold Mine between 1994 and 2019, burning about 743 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180904-3 |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140923-001 |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1671 CENTER CHURCH RD , AL |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 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 Gold Mine: 1 plant. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenn. River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pull Tight | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brookside | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Piney Grove | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sunny Home | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rock City | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Tucker | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| New Hope | 5.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 163933. 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.