BlockHuntleigh Woods, Alabama
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36608. The Survey maps it on the Spring Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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.
- 1922 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Spring Hill quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Spring Hill quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Huntleigh Woods between 1994 and 2017, burning about 915 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 32 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140924-003 |
| 14 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 70, AL |
| 23 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Huntleigh Woods: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tommy Graham Pit No. 2 | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| John Maples Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tommy Graham Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Halls Mill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelerville | 0.5 miles | 32 | |
| Winthrop Square | 0.7 miles | 32 | |
| West Hill | 0.9 miles | 32 | |
| Timbers | 1.0 miles | 32 | |
| Pine Run | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Hillsdale Heights | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| Sugar Creek | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Smithfield | 1.7 miles | 32 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594403 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 143439. 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.