BlockNew Town, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Stevenson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35772. It stands on Bengis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stevenson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of New Town between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,697 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-15 |
| 20 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 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 New Town: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac 1 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Pace Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Childers Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes Crossing | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Pinder Hill | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Stevenson | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Card Switch | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Edgefield | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Harris | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Hymer (historical) | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Browns Valley (historical) | 3.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123910. 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.