BlockPelham, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Lisman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36922. It stands on Burnam Branch. The Survey maps it on the Whitfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Meridian quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Whitfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Meridian quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Pelham between 1994 and 2018, burning about 606 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Edna | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Deas | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Jachin | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Robjohn | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Chapel Hill | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Choctaw City | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Oakchia | 5.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152867. 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.