BlockErwin, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Calhoun Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72040. The Survey maps it on the Des Arc East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1941 USGS De Valls Bluff quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS De Valls Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Des Arc East quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS De Valls Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Erwin between 2005 and 2015, burning about 179 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 117 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 November 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 59 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | PRA419837 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Arc | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sand Hill | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Harrys (historical) | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bay Plantation | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Harrys | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Plunketts | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Letchworth | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hunterton (historical) | 6.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59993. 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.