BlockLloyds, Alabama
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36693. It stands on Moore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Theodore quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 33 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.
- 1922 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Theodore quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Theodore quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Theodore quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Lloyds between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,887 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150902-001 |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lloyds: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Mill Pit | Silica | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Harrison Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Busby Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gull Dredge Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Halls Mill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Crestview | 1.2 miles | 33 | |
| Sunset Ranch | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| Navco | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Belle Chene | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Michele Estates | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Canterbury Heights | 1.8 miles | 33 | |
| Mann | 1.9 miles | 33 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q14679277 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156624. 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.