BlockVashti, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Grove Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36482. The Survey maps it on the Whatley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Whatley quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Vashti between 1995 and 2020, burning about 497 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200928-1 |
| 20 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130920-001 |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2015 | Natural | 42 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150803-003 |
| 27 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Vashti: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scyrenne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scyrene | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Asbury | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Whatley | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Dickinson | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Chance | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Nettleboro | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Grove Hill | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Fulton | 7.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157196. 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.