BlockFly Gap, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Morgan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72721. It lies near McKay Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Saint Paul 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
10 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.
- 1943 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS St Paul quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Fly Gap (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 618 acres in total. 2 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | KIDD |
| 27 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 3 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MORGAN KNOB #2 |
| 23 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MORGAN MT. |
| 20 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | HORNBECK |
| 18 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.8 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | FLY GAP |
| 1 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MORGAN KNOB |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fly Gap (historical): 1 past producer. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Cobb | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fresno (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Crest | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cass | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Redding | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Beach Grove | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Peanut | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Barnes | 8.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 74622. 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.