BlockAlton, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bodcaw Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71801. The Survey maps it on the Patmos 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
7 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.
- 1951 USGS Patmos quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
75 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Alton (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 856 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 23 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Alton (historical): 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coler | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Evening Shade | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sardis (historical) | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| New Hope | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Spring Hill | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Patmos | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Shover Springs | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Battlefield | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61460. 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.