BlockParadise Point Estates, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Columbiana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35051. It stands on Flat Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wilsonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1890 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Talladega quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1915 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1915 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Gantts Quarry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Gantts Quarry NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Wilsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Paradise Point Estates between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,416 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Smoking | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190902-1 |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Paradise Point Estates: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Shores | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Kingdom Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mostellers | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Carleton Point | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Kewahatchie | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Homestead | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Indian Shoals | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Dogwood Point | 4.5 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594475 | 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 1805589. 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.