BlockNewton, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36301. The Survey maps it on the Dothan West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Dothan West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Newton between 1994 and 2019, burning about 316 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190701-5 |
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 Newton: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiregrass Hills | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| Mullins | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Melody Heights | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ward Acres | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Valley Acres | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Morris Heights | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ardilla | 2.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123930. 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.