BlockWalker Woods, Alabama
25 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 35801. It lies near Sand Point. The Survey maps it on the Huntsville quadrangle.
On record in Walker Woods
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
William Burritt Mansionlisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Huntsville 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 Huntsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Walker Woods between 1994 and 2012, burning about 59 acres in total. None 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 592 SATTLE TRACE LANE, AL |
| 21 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | TWIN OAKS DRIVE, AL |
| 12 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HUNTSVILLE BROWNS FERRY / MALONE ROAD, AL |
| 6 April 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 209 TOWNSEND DR., AL |
| 29 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Walker Woods: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teledyne Wah Chang/Huntsville, Ala. | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Wheeler Lake Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Baker Terminal | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Base Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryland Acres | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Greenwycke Village | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Mountain Heights | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Mountain Brook | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Haden | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Jones Valley Estates | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Tannahill Estates | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Dug Hill | 2.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 147351. 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.