BlockWolftown, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Decatur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35603. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trinity quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Trinity quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Trinity quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Trinity quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Trinity quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Wolftown between 1994 and 2019, burning about 727 acres in total. 1 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Wolftown: 1 unknown. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Neel | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Basham | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Heritage Estates | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sherwood Estates | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Longleaf Estates | 6.2 miles | 25 | |
| Oak Ridge | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Trinity | 6.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157275. 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.