BlockHale, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hokes Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35903. It stands on Hollow Rock Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ballplay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Fort Payne quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ballplay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Hale (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 782 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 40 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 53 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-10 |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160904-5 |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200915-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hale (historical): 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barfield Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Black Bros. S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chulafinnee Mine-Lot 1050 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Leeth Mt. Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Sogna Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill (historical) | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Murrycross | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Ballplay | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Owens | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Coato Bend (historical) | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bath Springs | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Turkeytown | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wilsonia | 4.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 140606. 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.