BlockBucksville, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It lies near Gobblers Knob. The Survey maps it on the Crystal Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Bucksville
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.
Buckville Cemeterylisted 2007 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Crystal Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Bucksville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 806 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 18 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BOAT RAMP |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Ouachita National Forest | JOPLIN MULE |
| 31 August 1999 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | VANDERSLICE |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MOTOR BOAT |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MT. TABOR |
| 28 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | AVANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bucksville (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinde Wavellite Mine | Gemstone | Prospect | 1965, 1967 | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| A C Avant Area | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Cruse Anderson Area | Silica | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Glades (historical) | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Avant | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crystal Springs Landing | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Crystal Springs | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bear | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Tabor | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Oakwood (historical) | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Maddox | 8.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64292. 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.