BlockLawson, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35611. It stands on Beckham Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jones Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Stewart Cross Roads quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Jones Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Jones Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Lawson between 1994 and 2019, burning about 272 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140925-003 |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180922-6 |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-11 |
| 16 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-8 |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Lawson: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.43 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawngate | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Proctor | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Reid | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Paradise Shores | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Poplar Point | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Turner Chapel | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ripley | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121438. 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.