BlockScotland, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Peterman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36471. It stands on Mortons Branch. The Survey maps it on the Natchez 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
- 1972 USGS Natchez quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Scotland between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,154 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Natural | 560 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | 50 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190707-5 |
| 27 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO.RD.50, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Springs | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| River Ridge | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Kalem | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Natchez | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Keith | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Peterman | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Axle | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Beatrice | 5.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157025. 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.