BlockWalkers Corner, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Simcoe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35055. The Survey maps it on the Simcoe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Simcoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Walkers Corner between 1997 and 2019, burning about 214 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160908-9 |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160920-3 |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160915-8 |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 401 CO RD 744, AL |
| 22 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 722 CO RD 750, AL |
| 21 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Welti | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| East Point | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Simcoe | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bolte | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant View | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Baileytown | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| North Walter | 4.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128528. 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.