BlockHicks, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in White River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72701. It lies near Lutman Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur City quadrangle. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1898 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Sulphur City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Hicks between 2002 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | WAS14482574 |
| 8 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 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 Hicks: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter (historical) | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sulphur City | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Arnett | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Black Oak | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Durham | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Wyola | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Elkins | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Strain | 5.2 miles | 18 |
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 Q5751351 | 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 57916. 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.