BlockFelton, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Independence Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72360. The Survey maps it on the Marianna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1940 USGS Marianna 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 Marianna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Felton in 2008, burning about 3 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Felton: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Felton in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | $25,000 | Lots of large trees down along Highway 79 in and around the city of Marianna. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | $10,000 | Part of a roof was blown off near the intersection of highway 243 and county road 402. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Felton | - | The intersection of Arkansas 1 and US Highway 79 flooded with approximately 12 to 16 inches of water. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Felton | - | A portion of Highway 79, northeast of Forrest Avenue, in Marianna is closed due to high water. It has been reported that the railroad underpass is underwater and not safe for travel. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightland | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marianna | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Canaan | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Westor | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Scott Valley | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Oakwood | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Forest | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Haynes | 6.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76916. 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.