BlockMalta, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Atmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36502. The Survey maps it on the Atmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Atmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Malta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 670 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 20 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malta in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Malta | - | Heavy rain caused several streets to be flooded and closed around Atmore. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Estates | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Old Bratt Road Estates | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Atmore | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Briar Lake Estates | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Canoe | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Robinsonville | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Raley Forest Hill | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122238. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.