BlockOld Burleson, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Vina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35593. It stands on Hester Branch. The Survey maps it on the Halltown quadrangle. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Halltown quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Halltown quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Halltown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tupelo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
117 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Old Burleson between 1995 and 2017, burning about 1,631 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 90 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-4 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Old Burleson: 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vina | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Burntout | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Halltown | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Jordans Mill | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Bend | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Atwood | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Seven Pines | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Red Bay | 5.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Old Burleson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196519 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124202. 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.