BlockPoplar Springs, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Double Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35578. It stands on Moccasin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Poplar Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Poplar Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Haleyville quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Poplar Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
135 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Poplar Springs between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,103 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 69 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 | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | National Forests in Alabama | PINETUCKEY |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-11 |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | BLACK POND NEAR COON CREEK, AL |
| 21 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200921-4 |
| 19 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poplar Springs in 1 storm report in 1995: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Springs | $6,000 | Trees were downed in the area about one mile north of Poplar Springs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natis | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bickford (historical) | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Black Pond | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Curtis Crossroads | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Kaeiser Bottoms (historical) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ashbank | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tolen Hill (historical) | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Falls City | 6.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160432. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.