BlockWilcox, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lyeffion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36401. The Survey maps it on the Lyeffion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lyeffion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
144 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Wilcox between 1994 and 2019, burning about 878 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wilcox: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Brownville | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Owassa | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Rabb | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Old Town | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Travis Bridge | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Lyeffion | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Evergreen | 6.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157257. 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.