BlockIsland Home, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Alexander City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35010. It stands on Wind Creek. The Survey maps it on the Our Town quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Our Town quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Island Home (historical) between 1994 and 2017, burning about 604 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160924-14 |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2014 | Natural | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140830-002 |
| 29 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Island Home (historical): 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Holly Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | 1911 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkehatchee (historical) | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Russell Ferry Estates | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wind Creek Farms | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Greenbriar | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Piney Point | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Zion | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Oakfuskee (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ozella (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 137461. 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.