BlockRock Creek, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Escambia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36483. It stands on Big Brook. The Survey maps it on the Parker Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Parker Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Rock Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,171 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 acres | Florida Forest Service | S34 (57) |
| 20 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHARLES BOOKER ROAD (46) |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 551 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | NORTH BELANDVILLE HAYFIELD (57) |
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 Rock Creek: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Jeffers - Jeffers Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Springs | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Bradley | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Roberts | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Marietta | 9.2 miles | 7 | |
| Dixie | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Boykin | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| Damascus | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Dixonville | 12.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 161688. 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.