BlockWilson, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Chatom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36569. The Survey maps it on the Saint Stephens quadrangle.
On record in Wilson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Washington County Courthouselisted 1997 · 0.6 miles away
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
- 1972 USGS Saint Stephens quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS St. Stephens quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 1994 and 2016, burning about 663 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140826-003 |
| 17 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CO ROAD 34, AL |
| 10 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20140520-001 |
| 1 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Wilson: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephens | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Leroy | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bassetts Creek | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hobson | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bigbee | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Wagarville | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ellisville | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wagar | 8.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 138852. 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.