BlockTombigbee, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36738. The Survey maps it on the Gallion 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 11 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Gallion quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Tombigbee (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 396 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-12 |
| 20 September 2015 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150920-004 |
| 20 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siddonsville | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dayton | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Faunsdale | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| McCorkle (historical) | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Old Spring Hill | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lyon (historical) | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Providence | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Crenshaw (historical) | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730266. 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.