BlockBay Village, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72432. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Valley East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1940 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Cherry Valley East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Bay Village between 1998 and 2010, burning about 418 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Bay Village: 7 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Village Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Birdseye Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Whitehall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Crossing | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hydrick | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Whitehall | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Arthur (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Stewart | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Anderson Tully | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Weona Junction | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Engman (historical) | 6.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76251. 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.