BlockWater Valley, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gilbertown-Toxey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36908. It stands on Thornton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Melvin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Melvin quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Melvin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Water Valley between 1994 and 2020, burning about 366 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200909-1 |
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190928-13 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 450 PLANTATION DRIVE, AL |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NEEDHAM RD, AL |
| 16 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Water Valley: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cho 8 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Okatuppa | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gilbertown | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Evansboro | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Melvin | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Toxey | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Old Samuel | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Eiler | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157218. 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.