BlockHigh, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Central Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72616. It lies near Brushy Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Grandview quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of High between 1992 and 2019, burning about 490 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 44 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178819-10404-03192019-1900 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of High: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Zinc, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonate Water Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Newman Pyrite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo (historical) | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Creek (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Maple | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Urbanette | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Freeman (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Grandview | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Oakgrove | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69226. 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.