BlockBessie, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Benedict Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72106. The Survey maps it on the Gleason 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
11 surveys from 17 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 Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Gleason quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Gleason quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
53 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Bessie (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 710 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bessie (historical): 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lollie | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Providence (historical) | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Red Hill | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Belk Corner | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Salem (historical) | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Round Mountain | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cadron (historical) | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Gleason | 7.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76105. 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.