BlockGum Springs, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1992. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72641. It sits by Rocklick Point. The Survey maps it on the Parthenon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1933 USGS Mt Judea quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mt Judea quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mt Judea NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Parthenon quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Gum Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,462 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BOUNDARY |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | RICKETTS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gum Springs: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Rock Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J A Lowry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newton County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pruitt Pit | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59336. 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.