BlockAnice, Arkansas
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Mill Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72933. The Survey maps it on the Mulberry 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
12 surveys from 25 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 Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1906 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Mulberry quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Mulberry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mulberry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Anice (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,014 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Smoking | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 22 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Anice (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 3 | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vesta | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Pleasant View | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Cecil | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sub Rosa (historical) | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Dahoma (historical) | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Peter Pender | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Toney | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Poping | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62991. 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.