BlockPreston, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Grant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35769. It lies near Rice Cove. The Survey maps it on the Swearengin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Swearengin quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Swearengin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Swearengin 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Preston between 1994 and 2016, burning about 526 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160907-2 |
| 4 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150930-001 |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 535 CO. LINE RD., AL |
| 15 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 535 CO. LINE RD., AL |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120911-001 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeway Bay | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Tanglewood | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Kirbytown | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Swearengin | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Glen Haven | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Grant | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Campbell Mill | 4.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156934. 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.