BlockBeach Grove, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in McIlroy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on Herrods Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Batson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Yale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Beach Grove between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,121 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | KIDD |
| 30 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 13 May 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BIG FLAT |
| 1 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 4 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TURNER |
| 3 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MORGAN KNOB #2 |
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 Beach Grove: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redding | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Peanut | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pittston Junction | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Mineral Springs | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| West Cobb | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Top | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cass | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Barnes | 5.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70541. 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.