BlockHowe, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Eufaula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36027. It stands on Middle Fork Cowikee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Howe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Howe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Howe between 1993 and 2019, burning about 909 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge | 431 SNAG FIRE |
| 14 August 2000 | Natural | 65 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 39 HWY 165, AL |
| 18 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20150718-001 |
| 18 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | 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 Howe: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howe in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howe | - | Several trees uprooted along Gammage Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Eddy (historical) | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hawkinsville | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wylaunee | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar (historical) | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lugo | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Springs (historical) | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Gilead | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hoboken | 7.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156501. 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.
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.