BlockBuck Knob, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 6. It lies in ZIP code area 72926. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buck Knob quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Mount Ida quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1890 USGS Mt Ida quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Oden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Buck Knob quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Buck Knob between 1995 and 2018, burning about 274 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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 | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LYON |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Ouachita National Forest | RAY HOTEL |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | BUCK KNOB |
| 29 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LITTLE CEDAR |
| 28 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | COUNTY LINE |
| 24 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | CRYING SHAME |
| 2 August 2011 | Natural | 2.7 acres | Ouachita National Forest | E-PEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Buck Knob: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okay Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Creek | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Y City | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Boles | 7.5 miles | 31 | |
| Keener | 7.6 miles | 31 | |
| Chant (historical) | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Forester | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Buffalo (historical) | 8.2 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66275. 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.