BlockGin, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 71671. The Survey maps it on the Farmville 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
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Farmville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Warren quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
85 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Gin (historical) between 2001 and 2019, burning about 570 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BRA8352151 |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Gin (historical): 13 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Draper (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Farmville | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lacy (historical) | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| McKinney | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Craney | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Banks | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cloquet (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 60517. 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.