BlockJones Mill, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Waverly census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36879. The Survey maps it on the Camp Hill SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Camp Hill SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camp Hill SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Jones Mill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 590 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-29 |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 89, AL |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| New Harmony | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Culebra | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sturkie | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Judson | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Bowery | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Kendall Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Moorefield | 8.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156538. 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.