BlockVernledge, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Luverne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36049. The Survey maps it on the Fullers Crossroads 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
- 1971 USGS Fullers Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Vernledge between 1994 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170905-1 |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HWY 10, AL |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130911-003 |
| 25 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Vernledge: 18 unknowns, 10 occurrences, 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutledge | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Fullers Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Live Oak | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Patsburg | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Cherokee Village | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Centenary | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Luverne | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Robinson Crossroads | 5.0 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122570341 | 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 157197. 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.