BlockParnell, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Maplesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36790. It stands on Harris Branch. The Survey maps it on the Plantersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Plantersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Parnell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,457 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 17 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 47 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | National Forests in Alabama | GLEN BARNETT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Parnell: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riderville | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dixie | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Stanton | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Adams | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Maplesville | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pletcher | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| New Convert | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Mulberry | 10.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160344. 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.