BlockBriark, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Mississippi Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72301. The Survey maps it on the West Memphis quadrangle.
On record in Briark
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.
Riverside Speedwaylisted 2010 · 0.5 miles away
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.
- 1916 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:62500
- 1925 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS West Memphis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS West Memphis quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Briark: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Gypsum Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| West Memphis Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| 64 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bragg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bryant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sylvia G. Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Weeks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Briark in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Briark | - | A roof was taken off a barn near Dacus Road in West Memphis. Grain bins were also damaged. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Briark | - | Several rounds of thunderstorms produced flash flooding in West Memphis. Minor street flooding occurred as a result. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxippi (historical) | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Almont (historical) | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hopefield (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Blanton | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Mound City | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| West Memphis | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hulbert | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Presley Junction | 3.9 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 Q122559534 | 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 57435. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.