BlockJudson, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the La Fayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36850. 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
103 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Judson between 1994 and 2019, burning about 913 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 34 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 50, AL |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-12 |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-8 |
| 25 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180924-2 |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-19 |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Judson in 2 storm reports in 2011: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Judson | $2,000,000 | A tornado touched down in central Elmore County, north of Wetumpka, and moved northeast through central Tallapoosa County and crossed into western Chambers County, west of Sikes, south of CR 48. The tornado tracked northeastward with winds of 150 mph, an EF3. One home was destroyed along CR 54. It gradually weakened and lifted northeast of the intersection of CR 51 and CR 66, 7 miles west northwest of Lafayette. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | $2,000 | Several trees were reported down along State Hwy 50. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culebra | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Blackman | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sikes | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Kendall Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| New Harmony | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Jones Mill | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sturkie | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Waverly | 6.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121065. 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.
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.