BlockPernell, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orrville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36759. It stands on Possum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marion Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Selma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Selma NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Marion Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Pernell between 1994 and 2019, burning about 602 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190908-5 |
| 4 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 75 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140923-002 |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20140922-001 |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-20 |
| 19 September 2005 | Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrell | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Marion Junction | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Potter | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Massillon | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Summerfield | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sunset Mill Village | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marshall | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Beloit | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 163280. 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.