BlockHammondsville, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cadron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72111. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Hammondsville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,203 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2010 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 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 Hammondsville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sunrise (historical) | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Romance | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Floyd | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gravel Hill | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hart | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Antioch | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Brundige (historical) | 9.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 81939. 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.