BlockStar, Alabama
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Millport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35576. The Survey maps it on the Millport NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Millport NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS West Point quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS West Point quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Star between 1994 and 2020, burning about 512 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Smoking | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | STEEDLEY ROAD, AL |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.8 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Smoking | 5.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Star: 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayco, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holiday Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 132801. 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.