BlockMountain Valley, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oakman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35579. It lies near Cowcumber Hill. The Survey maps it on the Oakman 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
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Oakman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Oakman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
187 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Valley (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,395 acres in total. None started naturally. 83 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 | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160906-9 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Valley | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kings Mill | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Oakman | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Key Hill | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dixie Springs | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Marietta | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sardis | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Stephenson Crossing | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157379. 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.