BlockBluff Springs, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Umpire Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71971. It stands on Tobe Branch. The Survey maps it on the Umpire 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
9 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Umpire quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Umpire quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Bluff Springs (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 1,059 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 43 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Bluff Springs (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umpire | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Hill (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Battle Hill (historical) | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Bethel (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mouton (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mineola | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| New Moon (historical) | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Midway (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62540. 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.