BlockTullis, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Eufaula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36027. The Survey maps it on the Eufaula North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Eufaula North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Troy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Tullis between 1994 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140911-002 |
| 4 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-QUITMAN-001 |
| 9 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-QUITMAN-002 |
| 20 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200602-2 |
| 5 May 2001 | Smoking | 7.6 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Tullis: 6 unknowns, 4 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour Operation Wilson-Snead Mill | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Eufaula Mining Operation | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Eufaula Pit | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Eufaula Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| McKenzie No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fields (historical) | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Eufaula | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Osco | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hoboken | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Knowlton (historical) | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lugo | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Terese | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Cotton Hill | 6.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157175. 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.