BlockValley View Estates, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35810. It lies near Smithers Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Meridianville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Meridianville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Meridianville quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Meridianville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Meridianville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Valley View Estates between 1997 and 2019, burning about 127 acres in total. None 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190922-20 |
| 22 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20120922-001 |
| 20 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Valley View Estates: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville North Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Charron Estates | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Springs Estates | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Meadow Hills | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Windsor Manor | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Normal | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Meadow Lane Estates | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Valley Park | 1.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147340. 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.