BlockState Line, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Madrid census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36320. The Survey maps it on the Madrid quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
96 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of State Line between 1993 and 2020, burning about 662 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PARKVIEW RD 1308 (32) |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SHILOH CHURCH LOOP (32) |
| 22 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 725 |
| 18 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190704-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of State Line: 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Piney Wood Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| White Construction Co. - Peacock | Sand | Producer | ||
| White Construction Co. - White Number 2 Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| White Construction Company, Inc. - Olan Roberson Mine | Sand | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Madrid | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Garretts Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Southern Junction | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Big Creek | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sealy Springs | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hodgesville | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cottonwood | 6.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127324. 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.