BlockBluff Springs, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Century census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32535. It stands on Pritchell Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Century quadrangle.
Then and now
1941 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1941 USGS Century quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Century quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Century quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Bay Minette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Bluff Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 635 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 71 VIVAL PATHE LANE, AL |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | JETER LANE (17) |
| 15 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bluff Springs: 6 producers, 4 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixon Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wiggins W H Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Bluff Springs Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Century Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Century Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Century Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flomaton Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell Sand and Gravel - Century Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Pace Sand and Gravel - Bluff Springs Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Pace Sand and Gravel - Century Pit #1 | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrneville | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Century | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Oyster Lodge | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Happy Valley | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Gandyville | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| South Flomaton | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| McDavid | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bogia | 6.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 307656. 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.