BlockBog Springs, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71973. It lies near Whiskey Peak. The Survey maps it on the Bog Springs quadrangle.
On record in Bog Springs
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Bogg Springs Hotellisted 1993 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Cove quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
- 1985 USGS Bog Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Bog Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,154 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 45 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Bog Springs: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doty Claim | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Hablitzel | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roff (historical) | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hatton | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Vandervoort | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wickes | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Buffalo (historical) | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bethel Chapel | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cove | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Grannis | 7.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76393. 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.