BlockBaker, Arkansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Hardy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72542. It lies near Pepoon Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hardy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Hardy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Baker between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,367 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 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 Baker: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| L.A.Reavis Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baker in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Baker | - | Multiple water rescues took place along AR-Highway 63 and the Spring River. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrick (historical) | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ozark Acres | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Canton (historical) | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Williford | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Sellers Store | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hardy | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hidden Valley | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cherokee Village | 5.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57302. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.