BlockWindwood, Alabama
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hope Hull census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36108. The Survey maps it on the Montgomery South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1927 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Montgomery South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Montgomery South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Windwood between 1995 and 2020, burning about 205 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-2 |
| 17 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | HILL TOP LANE, AL |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 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 Windwood: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Heights Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Dixie Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Village | 0.2 miles | 21 | |
| Southlawn | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Village West | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Southlawn East | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Woodcrest Estates | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Greater Washington Park | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Prairie View Estates | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Twin Gates Estates | 1.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142950. 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.