BlockSamoset, Alabama
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Dora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35062. It lies near Kershaw Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Goodsprings quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1893 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Port Birmingham quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Goodsprings quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Goodsprings quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
269 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 269 fires within 5 miles of Samoset between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,896 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 128 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 | 128 |
| Debris and open burning | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 68 SCOBEY LANE-DORA, AL |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | 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 Samoset: 4 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cordova Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Drummond Coal Co., Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157011. 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.