BlockDavidson, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in District 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72948. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Natural Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1898 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Winslow #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Natural Dam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1,153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,153 fires within 5 miles of Davidson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50,250 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 794 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 | 794 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 220 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | STEP DOWN |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | JACKRABBIT |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | 30511A |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davidson in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2017: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Davidson | 2 hurt, $75,000 | This is the second segment of a three segment tornado. In Crawford County, this tornado destroyed a mobile home and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Two people in the mobile home at the time the tornado hit were severely injured. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 110 to 120 mph. The tornado continued into Washington County, Arkansas. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Davidson | $50,000 | A tornado developed northwest of Natural Dam and moved northeast. It destroyed a mobile home, uprooted numerous trees, and damaged a permanent home along Highway 59. The tornado uprooted more trees as it crossed Liberty Hill Road, and then dissipated over wooded terrain south of Cove Creek Crossing. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Davidson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davidson | $9,000 | A car was blown off of a road. Numerous trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Barcelona | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Natural Dam | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lee Creek | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Uniontown | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Anna (historical) | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cedarville | 10.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71340. 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.