BlockChastain, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 11. It lies in ZIP code area 72658. It sits by White Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Norfork 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
11 surveys from 17 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 Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 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
- 1966 USGS Norfork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Chastain (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,988 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | FLOWER CREEK |
| 19 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MATNEY |
| 9 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chastain (historical): 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Iron Oxide Pigments. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. R. Cox Mine | Iron Oxide Pigments | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Norfork | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Old Joe | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| McPhearson | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Berry (historical) | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hopewell | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Lone Rock | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Norfork Village | 3.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69350. 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.