BlockGonce, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Stevenson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35772. It stands on Salt River. The Survey maps it on the Eureka quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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 Eureka quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Eureka 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
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Gonce between 2001 and 2016, burning about 1,265 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SHERWOOD MT |
| 8 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | KIRBY |
| 25 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 833 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | KEITH SPRINGS FIRE |
| 20 November 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 November 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 November 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 October 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20161011-30 |
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 Gonce: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Minery Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Kleeco Number 779 Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Bass | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cave Spring | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Kirby Creek (historical) | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Jericho | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Narrows (historical) | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Eureka | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Sunset (historical) | 7.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156415. 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.