BlockAllfriend, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72638. It lies near McCullough Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Osage SW quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Osage SW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Allfriend (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,605 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Allfriend (historical): 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Heuer Property | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Canton Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Davidson Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Cross Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Sam Davidson | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dinsmore | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Stoverville | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Compton | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ponca | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Beechwood | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Plumlee (historical) | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Boxley | 9.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69914. 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.