BlockWhitaker, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Slocomb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36375. It stands on Gully Branch. The Survey maps it on the Slocomb quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Slocomb quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Whitaker (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 454 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170926-3 |
| 25 September 2019 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ST MARKS ST (30) |
| 25 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | OMAR RD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Whitaker (historical): 1 occurrence, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposits | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fadette | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Highnote | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Slocomb | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Millville (historical) | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Black | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hartford | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Dundee | 9.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 167352. 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.