BlockChaplin, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72740. It lies near Sugarcamp Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Forum quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Forum quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Chaplin (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,652 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 34 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Chaplin (historical): 1 past producer. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhouse | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Forum | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Alabam | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| West Liberty | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Marble | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Old Alabam | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Clifty | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Harmony | 10.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66392. 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.