BlockWalnut Hill, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35620. It stands on Davis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Hill between 1994 and 2019, burning about 425 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Smoking | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 40 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 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 Walnut Hill: 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert #1 Quarry | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1983 | |
| Gilbert #2 Quarry | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1983 | |
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.44 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.45 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Store | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Morris Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Cross Key | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Elkmont | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Gipsy | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cartwright | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Persimmon Grove | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hays Mill | 3.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 138704. 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.