BlockBlanchton, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 7. It lies in ZIP code area 71647. It stands on Miller Branch. The Survey maps it on the Marais Saline quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1934 USGS Felsenthal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Felsenthal quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Felsenthal quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Felsenthal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Marais Saline quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
41 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Blanchton between 1998 and 2019, burning about 981 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | EAGLE LAKE POWERLINE |
| 29 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Blanchton: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey Landing | 0.1 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Island Landing | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Wilcox (historical) | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Broad | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Moores Mill | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Vick | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sturgis (historical) | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Marsden | 9.3 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122539569 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 75301. 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.