BlockSan Souci Beach, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Bayou La Batre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36523. It stands on Bayou La Batre. The Survey maps it on the Grand Bay quadrangle.
On record in San Souci Beach
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- George Leatherbury Houselisted 1990 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1921 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Biloxi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
341 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 341 fires within 5 miles of San Souci Beach between 1994 and 2020, burning about 17,818 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 191 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 | 191 |
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20120919-001 |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,394 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | BAY FIRE |
| 16 September 2005 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of San Souci Beach: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H & J Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coden | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Bayou La Batre | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Nelson | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Dixon Corner | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Kirewakra | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Delchamps | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Fernland | 6.8 miles | 22 | |
| Fowl River | 6.9 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122559837 | 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 153314. 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.