BlockCuller, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72024. It stands on Fishtrap Slough. The Survey maps it on the Culler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 15 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.
- 1937 USGS England quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS England quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS England quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS England NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Culler quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Culler between 2000 and 2015, burning about 180 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 3 |
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 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 117 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 October 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 January 2000 | Debris and open burning | 38 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Culler in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Culler | $300,000 | Several metal farm buildings were either damaged or destroyed, along with many power poles snapped. This tornado then continued into Prairie County near the intersection of West Zion Road and County Road 817. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culler | $40,000 | An old barn was destroyed. A residence had part of its roof blown off. In addition, three windows in the house were broken by flying tree limbs, and two storage sheds were damaged. Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culler | - | The sheriff's office reported trees down on a few roads across Lonoke County. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culler | - | Powerlines were down near the intersection of Hwy. 381 and Hillman Rd. |
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Culler | - | A landspout-type tornado occurred over open farmland. It was witnessed and photographed by a number of people. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bayou Meto | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Parkers Corner | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Blakemore | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hamilton | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pettus | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ryan | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Allport | 8.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61184. 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.