Bass, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72655. It lies near Lost Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Eula quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
On record in Bass
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- May Farmsteadlisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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 Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Bass between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,976 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 1998 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | ICELEDO |
| 13 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | COPPER HEAD |
| 21 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Natural | 12 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | THRONE |
| 4 April 2016 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bass: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Fat Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Mountain Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Upper Cave Creek | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Z Hudson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bass in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 | Heavy Rain | Bass | - | Rainfall totaled 2.75 inches in 3 hours. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bass | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off the tops of several trees. One tree fell onto a nearby house, causing some minor roof damage. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bass | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and damaged a few houses. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Judea | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Flat | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Dickey Junction | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Vendor | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Piercetown | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Carver | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Holt (historical) | 6.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bass | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4867885 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70527. 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.













