BlockLime Sink, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bakerhill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36016. It stands on Smith Branch. The Survey maps it on the Clayton South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Clayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Lime Sink between 1996 and 2020, burning about 645 acres in total. 3 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-15 |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-31 |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160827-4 |
| 8 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160708-8 |
| 29 July 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Lime Sink: 23 occurrences, 11 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Clay, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P Green Mine & Eufaula Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Eufaula Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hartzog 1 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Sparkman 1 | Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bertha Mcleod Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Eufaula Mill | Aluminum | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oateston | 1.9 miles | 7 | |
| Lindsey | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Edgefield | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Texasville | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Gaino | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Baker Hill | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Spio (historical) | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pratts | 6.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156612. 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.