BlockVaiden, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Uniontown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36759. The Survey maps it on the Marion South quadrangle. It stands 194 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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
- 1979 USGS Marion South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Vaiden between 1994 and 2019, burning about 428 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150916-001 |
| 15 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150915-001 |
| 12 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vaiden in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Hail | Vaiden | $18,000 | Supercell 4 became severe across extreme southern Perry County. Hail up to half dollar size was reported along the path. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaiden | $8,000 | Two homes sustained minor roof damage, several trees were blown down, and one old barn was destroyed, near Vaiden Field Airport. Winds were estimated around 70 mph. |
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Vaiden | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Perry County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. The tornado touched down near Alabama Highway 5 northeast of Vaiden Field Airport in Perry County. The tornado proceeded east northeast onto a property where minor structural damage and tree damage was observed. Two large hollowed out trees were snapped at the base along with several small to medium sized trees, either snapped or uprooted throughout the damage path. Two mobile homes on the property sustained minor roof damage, as well as damage to siding and vehicles parked nearby. Debris from the property was lofted into the nearby wooded area including roofing material and a trampoline where more tree damage and snapped tree branches were observed. No additional damage was observed beyond the endpoint on the eastern portion of the property. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaiden | - | Several trees were uprooted between Marion and Vaiden along numerous county roads. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Vaiden | - | no account filed |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Vaiden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21196648 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157194. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.