BlockMcDowell, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Belmont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35470. It stands on Hall Creek. The Survey maps it on the McDowell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1948 USGS Mc Dowell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Mc Dowell quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS McDowell quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of McDowell between 1994 and 2019, burning about 342 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190910-3 |
| 16 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Natural | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120707-001 |
| 7 June 2007 | Natural | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 June 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120528-002 |
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 McDowell: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Tate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Creek | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Belmont | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Woodford | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Brownstown | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Dug Hill | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Zion Hill | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Coatopa | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Old Bluffport | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156685. 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.