BlockBanner, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in East Griggs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72153. It lies near Story Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Clinton 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
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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
83 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Banner (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 602 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Banner (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Buren County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pee Dee | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Clinton | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Settlement (historical) | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Shirley | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Eglantine | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bloomington (historical) | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Shake Rag (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fairfield Bay | 6.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68643. 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.