BlockBellville, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Omaha Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72662. It stands on Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Omaha NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Omaha NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Bellville between 2000 and 2018, burning about 69 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177661-10602-07192018-1928 |
| 9 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 February 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 November 2005 | Smoking | 2.0 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 Bellville: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carrier Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Charles B. Wier | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Low Gap Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| More Lock Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Red Fox Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Piat | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57356. 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.