BlockKalmia, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Autaugaville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36703. It stands on Ivy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Durant Bend 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
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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Benton NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Durant Bend quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Kalmia (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 127 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130929-002 |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140920-001 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190919-7 |
| 14 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20130914-001 |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120831-001 |
| 16 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20140816-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kalmia (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mulberry | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Statesville | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Autaugaville | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Winslow | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Old Vernon (historical) | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| White Water | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Independence | 9.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147582. 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.