BlockAlf, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Black Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71960. It stands on Dry Fork. The Survey maps it on the Polk Creek Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Athens quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Polk Creek Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Alf between 1994 and 2019, burning about 10,412 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | ABERNATHY SPRINGS #4 |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Ouachita National Forest | COX SPRINGS |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | COUNTY LINE |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 705 acres | Ouachita National Forest | CHRISOPHER MOUNTAIN |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SULPHUR CREEK |
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 Alf: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Slate, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slatington Mountain Prospects | Manganese | Prospect | 1916 | |
| Unknown | Slate, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Slatington (historical) | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Union Hill | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cox Spring | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Redbird (historical) | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Huddleston | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mimosa | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Ridge | 7.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70426. 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.