BlockLamar, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Woodland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36280. The Survey maps it on the Newell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Newell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Newell quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
142 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Lamar between 1994 and 2019, burning about 751 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 27 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-2 |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160905-4 |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-12 |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.59, AL |
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-3 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-15 |
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 Lamar: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Mine & Mill | Mica | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Curt | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hawk | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Newell | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cambridge | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty Grove | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Butlers Mill | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156577. 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.