BlockSmith Institute, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mountainboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35956. It stands on Reedy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rodentown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1885 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Rodentown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rodentown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Smith Institute between 1997 and 2020, burning about 703 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-23 |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190925-16 |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150923-001 |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 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 Smith Institute: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leed Gap Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Chapel | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Pulltight | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Royse (historical) | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Liberty Hill | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Whitesboro | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Kyuka | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Rollins (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Fenton | 2.9 miles | 22 |
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 Q122538979 | 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 127031. 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.