BlockHidden Valley, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Weogufka-Marble Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35151. It lies near Cedar Island (historical). The Survey maps it on the Mitchell Dam NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Mitchell Dam NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
126 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Hidden Valley between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,579 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170930-3 |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-33 |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160927-2 |
| 27 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hidden Valley: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sehoya | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Aucheucaula (historical) | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Quinsey | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Marble Valley | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Gold Branch | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Springs | 5.8 miles | 25 | |
| Unity | 7.3 miles | 24 | |
| Weogufka (historical) | 7.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 163400. 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.