BlockWilliamsburg, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Linden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36754. The Survey maps it on the Magnolia 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
5 surveys from 9 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Selma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Williamsburg (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 531 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140920-001 |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 16467 HWY 43, AL |
| 28 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190817-7 |
| 10 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 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 Williamsburg (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Marengo County Lightweight Aggregate District | Bloating Material | Prospect | 1966 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730267. 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.