BlockSmyer, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Coffeeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36727. The Survey maps it on the Woods Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Woods Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Smyer between 1999 and 2019, burning about 113 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-25 |
| 23 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20161117-23 |
| 12 November 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 October 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20161007-56 |
| 2 October 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20161002-9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Smyer: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Zeolites, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cla 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Old Fuller Earth Mine | Fullers Earth, Zeolites | Past Producer | Heulandite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failetown | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cunningham | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Campbell | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Woods Bluff | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Springs | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Opine | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Morvin | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| McEntyre | 6.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157082. 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.