BlockKings, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Carlowville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36775. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Hill quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Braggs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Kings between 1995 and 2019, burning about 309 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-9 |
| 27 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kings in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings | - | A few trees were downed around Dallas County, including Highway 66 at CR 1, CR 4 at CR 85, CR 222, along Highway 22, and along Highway 41. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Berlin | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Swink | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Elm Bluff | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sardis | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dawsons | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Nebo | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 144594. 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.