BlockParker Springs, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Escambia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36483. It stands on Wagon Body Branch. The Survey maps it on the Parker Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Parker Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Parker Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,586 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 27 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 551 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160343. 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.