BlockCanoe Landing, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in White Oak Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71665. It stands on Grisly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fordyce NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Fordyce NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
42 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Canoe Landing between 2001 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Canoe Landing: 19 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rison | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Cleveland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cleveland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank & Grady Wilson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Springs | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dwight (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Pool (historical) | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rison | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Unionville (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Radway (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Saline | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Draughon (historical) | 4.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q122564664 | 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 57504. 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.