BlockZion, Alabama
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hope Hull census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36047. The Survey maps it on the Sandy Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Letohatchee quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Sandy Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Zion between 1994 and 2019, burning about 709 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | M.M. 155 SOUTH BD. OFF I-65, AL |
| 30 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 97/56, AL |
| 26 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-19 |
| 21 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190921-10 |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Zion: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Ridge | Bentonite | Past Producer | 1965 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleta | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Davenport | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Carmel | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pintlala | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bethlehem | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Needles | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sellers | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ada | 6.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 142964. 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.