BlockRobinsons, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lowndesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36752. It stands on Tallawassee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lowndesboro 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.
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Autaugaville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Autaugaville SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Lowndesboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Robinsons between 1995 and 2019, burning about 557 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190926-9 |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160727-2 |
| 22 July 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | 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 Robinsons: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lowndes Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkville | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Manack | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Clair | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lowndesboro | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| White Hall | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hayneville | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Trickem | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Edsons | 11.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153171. 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.