BlockHarrys, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1994. It stands in White River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72040. The Survey maps it on the Des Arc West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1935 USGS Hazen quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Hazen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Des Arc West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Hazen quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Des Arc West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Harrys between 2005 and 2015, burning about 179 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 117 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 November 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 59 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | PRA419837 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrys in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrys | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Harrys | - | Heavy rainfall caused the White River at Des Arc to rise above flood stage during the morning hours of the 15th. This river fell back below flood stage during the evening hours of the 22nd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrys (historical) | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Des Arc | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Letchworth | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Childers | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Fourmile Corner | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Erwin | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Gospoda | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hunterton (historical) | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 60001. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.