BlockNew Hope, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Winfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35563. It stands on Dickenson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Winfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 1994 and 2019, burning about 991 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180904-3 |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-9 |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160915-6 |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 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 New Hope: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glen Allen Materials, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Patton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Yampertown | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Twin | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pull Tight | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Winfield | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gu-Win | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Brookside | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Brilliant | 4.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123783. 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.