BlockRidgewood Village, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Auburn-Opelika census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36832. The Survey maps it on the Loachapoka quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Loachapoka quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Loachapoka quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Ridgewood Village between 1994 and 2019, burning about 497 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160911-3 |
| 29 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 147 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO RD 17, AL |
| 16 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2007 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ridgewood Village: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crutchfield Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonegate | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Kuderna Acres | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Duggar Farms | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Conner Estates | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Creek Farms | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Woodfield | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Windsor Forest | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cloverleaf | 2.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 138275. 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.