BlockLily Grove, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Selma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36703. The Survey maps it on the Burnsville 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 NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Burnsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Lily Grove (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 905 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190903-2 |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2607 MATTHEW LN, AL |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-19 |
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lily Grove (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manila | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Burnsville | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Brantley | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| New Everdale | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Valley Grande | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Selmont | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Selma | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| West Selmont | 7.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 144600. 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.