BlockPeach Grove, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Eva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35670. It lies near Widener Cove. The Survey maps it on the Center Grove 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Center Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Peach Grove (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 847 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-6 |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180915-4 |
| 14 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160704-18 |
| 27 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120627-002 |
| 17 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150617-001 |
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 Peach Grove (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant No. 5 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Grove | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Florette | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Apple Grove | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Lynntown | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Ryan Crossroads | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Winn Crossroads | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| West Point | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Oden Ridge | 5.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 149783. 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.