River Park, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Fairhope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36532. It stands on Barner Branch. The Survey maps it on the Magnolia Springs 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.
- 1921 USGS Point Clear quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Weeks Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Weeks Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Magnolia Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of River Park between 1994 and 2018, burning about 628 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180807-3 |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160804-2 |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160709-2 |
| 2 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 13974 SHERWOOD HIGHLAND RD, AL |
| 11 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HANAK RD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of River Park: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay City Clay Pits | Brick Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Clay, Quartz | |
| Fairhope Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Marlow Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names River Park in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | River Park | - | Numerous roads covered with water in southern Baldwin County due to heavy rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Turkey Branch | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Clay City | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Yupon | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Bayside | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Barnwell | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Houstonville | 5.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156970. 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.
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.







