BlockDenmark, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Barren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72020. The Survey maps it on the Velvet Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1935 USGS Bald Knob quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Velvet Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
107 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Denmark between 1997 and 2019, burning about 2,298 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 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 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JAC3467719 |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JAC3740703 |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Denmark: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Denmark in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2014: 3 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths and 30 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 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Denmark | 2 killed, 30 hurt, $10,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Denmark | $70,000 | The tornado exited White County 1.1 miles east-southeast of Midway and entered Jackson County 2.3 miles north of Denmark. In Jackson County, two outbuildings were destroyed, there was roof damage to a house, and a barn was blown down. Trees and power lines were also blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | $70,000 | Many trees were blown down, one of which fell on a house, and another of which crushed a shed. The roof was blown off a barn, a livestock trailer was rolled against a pick-up truck, a pontoon boat was overturned, and a travel trailer was moved. Another travel trailer being used as a residence was overturned and destroyed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denmark | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Denmark | - | A weak tornado moved from White County into Jackson County about 3 miles south-southeast of Denmark. The tornado downed a number of large trees and power poles. Several homes and businesses suffered roof damage, mainly from falling trees. The tornado dissipated about 5 miles southeast of Denmark. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Denmark | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Denmark | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Heffington | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Possum Grape | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Grand Glaise | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Coffeeville | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Olyphant | 11.0 miles | 12 | |
| Old Grand Glaise | 11.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nuckles | 13.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57641. 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.
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.