BlockHarmony, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72143. It lies near Smith Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Floyd quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Floyd quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Floyd quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Harmony between 1997 and 2018, burning about 1,056 acres in total. 1 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Harmony: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugout Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Hill | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Brundige (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Smyrna | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Hill | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Joy | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Floyd | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Crosby | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Jarta (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57888. 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.