BlockKeith, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Vredenburgh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36481. It stands on Curiosity Branch. The Survey maps it on the Natchez quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Natchez quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Keith between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,231 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Natural | 560 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 41, AL |
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 Keith: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahatta Claystone, Monroe County | Zeolites, Fullers Earth | Prospect | BEDDED |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keith in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2014: 1 funnel cloud, 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keith | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to campers and sheds at Maibens Lake. Numerous trees were blown down as well. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Keith | - | SkyWarn spotter looking southwest reported a clear cone shaped funnel in the direction of the Keith community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Franklin | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Scratch Ankle | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Scotland | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Axle | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Fountain | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Natchez | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Tunnel Springs | 6.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156544. 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.
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.