BlockApex, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 3. It lies in ZIP code area 72938. It stands on Big Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bates quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1887 USGS Poteau Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bates quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Bates quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Apex between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,072 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SUGARLOAF |
| 13 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | PAINT CAN |
| 6 August 2011 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Apex: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Clay Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hartford | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Hartford | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Patterson | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Frog Town | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Prairie Creek | 5.8 miles | 24 | |
| Slaytonville | 7.6 miles | 23 | |
| Midland | 7.8 miles | 24 | |
| Burna | 8.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70455. 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.