BlockChicot, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in District 7. It lies in ZIP code area 71640. The Survey maps it on the Eudora North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1936 USGS Eudora quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Eudora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Eudora North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Chicot between 2001 and 2010, burning about 166 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 136 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CARROLL HILL |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chicot in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chicot | $25,000 | Trees and powerlines were reported down around the county. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chicot | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down in the Eudora area, including 3 trees in the city and 1 north of the city along AR Highway 160. One of the trees in Eudora fell onto and brought down nearby power lines. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Chicot | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail fell in Chicot Junction. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chicot | - | Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were observed at Chicot Junction. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicot Junction | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hickory Ridge | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gum Corner | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jennie | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Boeuf | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Eminence | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Scaife (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 |
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 Q122556168 | 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 76604. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.