BlockVida, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Billingsley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36067. It stands on Turnpike Branch. The Survey maps it on the Vida quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Billingsley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Billingsley SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Vida quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
202 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Vida between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,303 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 27 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 | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-14 |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160928-6 |
| 27 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 815 |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vida in 2 storm reports between 2005 and 2009: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Vida | $3,000 | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage near Vida and determined the damage was the result of a weak tornado. The tornado briefly touched down just northwest of Vida at approximately 136 PM CDT, west of County Road 19. The tornado knocked down or snapped off a few trees along its short path and did not affect any structures. The tornado damage path was only 0.2 miles long and 25 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was spawned during tropical Storm Cindy.Begin: 32 36.95/86 40.72 End: 32 37.17/86 40.78 |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vida | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down on CR-19. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside (historical) | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Haynes | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Spur (historical) | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Vida Junction | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Joffre | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Billingsley | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Browntown | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Old Kingston | 4.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128448. 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.