BlockTalasse, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Notasulga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36078. It stands on Uphapee Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Place quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS La Place quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tuskegee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
213 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Talasse (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,214 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 64 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170908-1 |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-22 |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-1 |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160930-13 |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Talasse (historical): 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milstead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Milstead Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Sharpe # 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shorter Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 157810. 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.