BlockRains, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Crossville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35951. It lies near Neighbors Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Painter quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Painter quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Painter quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Painter 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 Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Rains (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 272 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-3 |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-23 |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-8 |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190924-18 |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150923-001 |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rains (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilpatrick | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Arona | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Lathamville | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Mount Zion (historical) | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Painter | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Rodentown | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Liberty | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Oak Hill | 4.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 150737. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.