BlockHighland, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Isabella-Pletcher census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35045. The Survey maps it on the Clanton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Clanton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
246 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Highland between 1994 and 2020, burning about 994 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 115 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-22 |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120928-001 |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Highland: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Ambassador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaria | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Kincheon | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Clanton | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pools Crossroads | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Falakto | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Enterprise | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lomax | 6.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 120073. 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.