BlockLowe, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the New Hope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35760. It lies near Cedar Ridge. The Survey maps it on the New Hope 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
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS New Hope quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS New Hope quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS New Hope quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Lowe (historical) between 1994 and 2016, burning about 282 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20130928-002 |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160926-11 |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Lowe (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Pit #1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Cross Roads | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Poplar Ridge | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hampton Cove | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| New Hope | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Berkley | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Point | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Elon | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Cherrytree | 4.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 139427. 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.