BlockBluff Ridge, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1987. It stands in District 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72927. It stands on Little Petit Jean Creek. The Survey maps it on the Abbott 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 22 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 Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1906 USGS Barber quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Barber quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Abbott quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Abbott quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Bluff Ridge (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,164 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | EAST WILDERNESS |
| 21 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 210 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Creek (historical) | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Lewis | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Boothe | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Elm Park | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Abbott | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Evening Shade | 6.2 miles | 31 | |
| Hon | 6.8 miles | 31 | |
| Bryan | 7.7 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66267. 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.