BlockThornton, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dadeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36853. The Survey maps it on the Thornton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Dadeville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Thornton quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Thornton between 1994 and 2018, burning about 584 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120625-001 |
| 22 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 June 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Ponders | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Walnut Hill | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Simmons Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Blue Creek | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Barnesville | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Church Hill (historical) | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Still Waters | 4.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127926. 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.