BlockSpeed, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Rockford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36026. It stands on Lybrand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockford SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rockford SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Speed between 1994 and 2017, burning about 660 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 93 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160923-21 |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 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 Speed: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.V.Penton Mine | Mica | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentonville | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pinthlocco (historical) | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Richville | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Welona | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Travelers Rest | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Kellys Crossroads | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Equality | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Nixburg | 7.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157090. 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.