BlockGaskins, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Western Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72631. It stands on West Leatherwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eureka Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Gaskins
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Leatherwood Damlisted 1992 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Gaskins (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 505 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Gaskins (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Holiday Island | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tunnel (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Eureka Springs | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Walden (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Busch | 4.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69217. 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.