BlockProspect, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Nauvoo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35578. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nauvoo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Nauvoo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Nauvoo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Nauvoo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
183 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Prospect between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,459 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 | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.7 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180903-7 |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prospect in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Saragossa Road. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 195. |
| January 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Prospect | - | An EF0 tornado developed just downstream of the microburst wind damage south southwest of Nauvoo. This tornado moved east northeast, crossing Slick Lizard Rd. A mobile home sustained moderate damage due to a downed tree. The tornado continued east northeast, causing shingle damage to a home and destroying an outbuilding. The tornado lifted after crossing Alabama Highway 5. Along the path, dozens of hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted or snapped. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lupton | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Flatwood | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Saragossa | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Slicklizzard | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Macedonia | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Nauvoo | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pocahontas | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Rosehill | 4.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 160449. 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.