BlockHebron, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Haleburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36345. It stands on Culpepper Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sigma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Sigma quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Hebron between 1995 and 2020, burning about 177 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160907-1 |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120817-001 |
| 26 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200726-1 |
| 10 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120710-002 |
| 10 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130605-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hebron: 5 occurrences, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandberry Crossroads | 0.6 miles | 7 | |
| Tumbleton | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Balkum | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Browns Crossroad | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Haleburg | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Walden Pond Estates | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Headland | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Miller | 6.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730237. 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.