Moffat, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the West Blocton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35184. It stands on Stone Quarry Branch. The Survey maps it on the West Blocton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1899 USGS Brookwood quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1934 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Blocton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS West Blocton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
171 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Moffat between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,603 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 67 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY RD 30-VERNONTOWN, AL |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-9 |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Moffat: 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa River Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hogan B Lewis Prospect No. 1 | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Hogan B Lewis Prospect No. 3 | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernontown | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Scottsville | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| McCulley Creek | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Braehead (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Fikestown (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lucille | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Red Eagle | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Stewart Settlement | 3.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156724. 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.








