BlockMathews, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Waterloo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35677. It stands on Bumpass Creek. The Survey maps it on the Waterloo 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 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Iuka quadrangle1:48000
- 1911 USGS Iuka quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Iuka quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Corinth 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 Mathews (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 2,965 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 60 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 | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180903-5 |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Mathews (historical): 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumpass Creek Tripoli | Silica | Occurrence | 1962 | |
| Bumpus Creek Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive (historical) | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Waterloo | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wright | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Haddock (historical) | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Shaw (historical) | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Dart | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| Gravelly Springs | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Murphy Cross Roads | 9.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142098. 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.