BlockAlmond, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72550. It lies near Brock Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Concord quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1890 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Almond quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Almond quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Concord quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Almond between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,132 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Almond: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Banner | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wolf Bayou | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fivemile | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Drasco | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ida | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tyler (historical) | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wilburn | 13.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57260. 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.