BlockCuster, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 3. It lies in ZIP code area 72537. It stands on Walker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Gamaliel 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
12 surveys from 18 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
- 1965 USGS Gamaliel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Gamaliel quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Custer (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 335 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 72 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 March 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Custer (historical): 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Stone. 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 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Hawkeye Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Hulsenbeck Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bean Prospect | Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Bluebird Mine & Plant | Zinc | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Gamaliel | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Norfork Lake Estates | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Cumi | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mallard Point | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bennetts (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeside Terrace | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dogwood Park | 4.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69361. 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.