BlockGuinea, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It lies in ZIP code area 35474. It stands on Gile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moundville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Moundville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Guinea between 1995 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 46, AL |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1679 CO RD 64, AL |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170920-1 |
| 20 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Guinea: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156437. 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.