BlockRomulus, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fosters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35480. The Survey maps it on the Romulus quadrangle. It stands 318 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tuscaloosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Romulus between 1996 and 2018, burning about 346 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | COUNTY ROAD 19, AL |
| 2 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 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 Romulus: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romulus Acres | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mountainbrook | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fosters | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Forest Green | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Green Park | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Berkshire Estates | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Royal Pines | 7.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Romulus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196580 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156993. 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.