BlockSalter, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Georgiana-McKenzie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36456. The Survey maps it on the Garland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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
- 1971 USGS Garland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
153 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Salter between 1994 and 2020, burning about 969 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170929-2 |
| 23 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190911-8 |
| 4 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130826-001 |
| 23 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Salter: 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But 6 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odom Crossroads | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Garland | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| McKenzie | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Olive | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Rhodes | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Georgiana | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Avant | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Grace | 6.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 135055. 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.