BlockMelrose, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Shreve census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36401. The Survey maps it on the Loango quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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
- 1971 USGS Loango quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Melrose between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,150 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 29 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 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 Melrose: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Hill | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Mount Union | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Cohassett | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Brooklyn | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Georgiaville | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Travis Bridge | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Old Town | 8.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156696. 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.