BlockThornhill, Alabama
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Birmingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35243. It lies near Dolly Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Birmingham South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Iron District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Bessemer Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Birmingham South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Thornhill between 1996 and 2016, burning about 239 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1302 MORGAN RD, AL |
| 30 May 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NORMAN DRIVE, AL |
| 23 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Thornhill: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Perlite, Vermiculite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irondale Plant | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| W. R. Grace Irondale Plant | Perlite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Ridge Estates | 0.3 miles | 26 | |
| Hidden Ridge | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Altadena Ridge Estates | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Country Ridge Estates | 0.6 miles | 26 | |
| Longleaf | 0.6 miles | 26 | |
| Timber Ridge | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Westbrook Trace | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Countrywood Highlands | 0.9 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1700225. 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.