BlockCenter Point, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cedar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71953. It lies near Pine Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Rich Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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 Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Potter quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Rich Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Center Point between 1996 and 2019, burning about 272 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | FORK |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | LITTLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Center Point: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Mountain Fork | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Rich Mountain | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Eagleton | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Potter | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| Olivers Chapel | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Gann (historical) | 5.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63171. 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.