BlockRichland, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brundidge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36010. It stands on Sandy Run Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elamville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Elamville quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Elamville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Richland between 1995 and 2019, burning about 504 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-12 |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120912-001 |
| 1 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 May 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1704 CO RD 4419, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 84 workings within 5 miles of Richland: 54 unknowns, 19 past producers, 8 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County Brown Iron Ore Deposits | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1944 | |
| Bauxite Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Davis Mines | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Hertzog Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| R L Godwin Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| R L Godwinn Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Green Ridge | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Broad View | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hillcrest | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brundidge | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pronto | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Windmill Hills | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Buckhorn | 5.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 125616. 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.