BlockGobblers Point, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Griffin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72080. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jerusalem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Jerusalem quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Jerusalem quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Gobblers Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,082 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 107 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CONWAY |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 224 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Gobblers Point: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cleveland | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Robertsville | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Blick | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Macedonia | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lost Corner | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Old Hickory | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Wonderview | 7.0 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122568433 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71777. 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.