BlockCross Trails, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. The Survey maps it on the De Queen 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
8 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 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
- 1966 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Cross Trails (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 916 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 52 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Cross Trails (historical): 27 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Calcium, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Otto | Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1877 | |
| Rolling Fork Pit & Plant | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Brewer Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mickle Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| New Discovery Shaft | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Otto Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Werner Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67389. 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.