BlockBiddle, Arkansas
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies near Echo Valley. The Survey maps it on the Little Rock quadrangle.
On record in Biddle
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 within a mile 12 of 15 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Minnesota Monumentlisted 1996 · 0.4 miles away
Little Rock National Cemeterylisted 1996 · 0.4 miles away
Oakland-Fraternal Cemeterylisted 2010 · 0.7 miles away
Marshall Square Historic Districtlisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away
Hanger Hill Historic Districtlisted 2008 · 0.9 miles away
South Main Street Apartments Historic Districtlisted 1995 · 1.0 miles away
Governor's Mansion Historic District (Boundary Increase II)listed 2002 · 1.0 miles away
Holcomb Court Apartmentslisted 1995 · 1.0 miles away
Barlow Apartmentslisted 1995 · 1.0 miles away
Corydon Wassell Houselisted 2000 · 1.0 miles away- Roosevelt Road Bridgelisted 2026 · 0.3 miles away
- Red Carpet Innlisted 2025 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
18 surveys from 26 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Biddle between 1997 and 2019, burning about 283 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | 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
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Biddle: 30 unknowns, 14 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Products Division | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Fourche Bayou Deposit | Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | ||
| Little Rock Plant | Aluminum, Clay | Unknown | ||
| Big Sandy No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elkins Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoffman | Clay | Producer | ||
| Little Rock Industrial Minerals Pnt | Clay | Producer | ||
| North Little Rock Plant and Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Arch Street Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Biddle in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biddle | $125,000 | About a mile southwest of Adams Field, the roof and a canopy were blown off an industrial building. The roof took down power lines and power poles, while the canopy fell on two cars. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biddle | $5,000 | A large highway sign was blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Biddle | - | Hail occurred on West 36th Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillam Park | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Fourche (historical) | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Hot Springs Junction | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Fairview | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Picron | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| College Station | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sweet Home | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Little Rock | 2.5 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57372. 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.