Blowing Cave, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ashley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It stands on Cave Creek. The Survey maps it on the Batesville 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
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1890 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
124 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Blowing Cave (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,502 acres in total. None started naturally. 55 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 | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 100 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 100 workings within 5 miles of Blowing Cave (historical): 55 past producers, 19 unknowns, 13 producers, 9 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | Platinum, Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Stone Products Corp | Marble, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Texas Lime Co Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Texas Line Co Pit | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Lime Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Batesville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sheid Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Galloway Dredge & Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Heights | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sun Valley Addition | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Limedale Junction | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ruddell Hill | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Big Spring Mill | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Pattonville | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Simmons | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Denieville (historical) | 3.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67984. 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.







