BlockIngram, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Greensboro Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35474. The Survey maps it on the Ingram quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ingram quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Ingram quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Ingram between 1995 and 2020, burning about 517 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150909-001 |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150907-001 |
| 6 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150919-001 |
| 19 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 69 AND CO RD 29, AL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogglesville | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Harper Hill | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Havana | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Phipps | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Wateroak | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dominick | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cypress | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Powers | 8.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 159845. 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.