BlockNew Hope, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Oakland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35633. It stands on Box Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sinking Creek 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.
- 1924 USGS Gravelly Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Gravelly Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1926 USGS Gravelly Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sinking Creek 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
243 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 243 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,631 acres in total. None started naturally. 92 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 | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 92 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Hope: 1 unknown. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Heights | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Glen Oaks | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sullivan Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Oakland | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lovelace Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| McGee Town | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Kimbrough Crossroads | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Mansion View | 3.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142121. 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.