BlockTerrace Heights, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Cullman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35055. It stands on Price Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cullman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Terrace Heights between 1997 and 2020, burning about 241 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NER-20140924-002 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-7 |
| 22 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-11 |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190920-24 |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithdale | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Northwood | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Hill | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Southern Pines | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cullman | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| South Vinemont | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Baldwin | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Vinemont | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730540. 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.