BlockOld Vernon, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Autaugaville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36067. It stands on Swift Creek. The Survey maps it on the Forester quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Autaugaville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Autaugaville NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Forester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
108 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Old Vernon (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 2226 HWY 14 W, AL |
| 25 September 2019 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-14 |
| 19 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autaugaville | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Forester | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| White Water | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Booth | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Peace | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pate | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Country Club Estates | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| Washington Hill | 8.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147607. 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.