BlockShiloh, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Milltown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36276. The Survey maps it on the Wadley South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wadley South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
83 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh between 1994 and 2020, burning about 805 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-12 |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-8 |
| 3 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120730-003 |
| 20 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Shiloh: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown Pluton | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Plagioclase, Quartz |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shiloh in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shiloh | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down in northern and northwestern Chambers County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosworth | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Union Hill | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Foster Crossroads | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Tiller Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Trammel Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Milltown | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Penton | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Marcoot | 5.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157051. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.