BlockHalsell, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Lisman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36912. The Survey maps it on the Ward quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Meridian quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Ward quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Halsell between 1994 and 2020, burning about 345 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140801-003 |
| 21 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120808-001 |
| 20 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 June 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120615-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Halsell in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 2007: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halsell | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. The winds were estimated to be around 50 MPH. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halsell | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew shingles off a roof. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halsell | $1,500 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mollie | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cromwell | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Chapel Hill | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Yantley | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Jachin | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Pushmataha | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lisman | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pelham | 8.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 119609. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.