BlockAsher, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1992. It stands in South Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72727. It lies near Ridley Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Japton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1943 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Japton quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Asher between 1998 and 2017, burning about 139 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 February 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 January 2016 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 January 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japton | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Georgetown | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Thompson | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Drakes Creek | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cannon Creek | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Venquin (historical) | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Thorney | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Crosses | 5.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70469. 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.