BlockHigh Point, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Lynn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35575. It stands on Old Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lynn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lynn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
114 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of High Point between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,458 acres in total. None started naturally. 47 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-14 |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farriss (historical) | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Larissa (historical) | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| German Crossing | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lynn | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Black Swamp (historical) | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Goat Ranch (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Natural Bridge | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Ashbank | 5.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2680859. 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.