BlockMelvin, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Waterloo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35633. It stands on Bruton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Threet quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Melvin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Old Natchez Trace (310-2A)listed 1976 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1924 USGS Gravelly Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Gravelly Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1926 USGS Gravelly Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Threet quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Threet quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Melvin (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,593 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 106 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 | 106 |
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Melvin (historical): 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threet | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Stewartville | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Sullivan Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Central Heights | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cloverdale | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rhodesville | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Kendell (historical) | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| New Hope | 4.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142102. 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.