BlockGraystone, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oneonta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35121. It stands on Cheney Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Graystone between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,573 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-1 |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Graystone: 15 occurrences, 15 prospects, 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Mines | Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1885, 1945 | |
| Graystone Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Blo 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Blo 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119310. 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.