BlockHinkle, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72840. It stands on Slough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hartman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #1 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Hartman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Hinkle between 1998 and 2020, burning about 333 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Hinkle: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Wild Rose Stone Co | Stone, Dimension | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyt | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hartman | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Montana | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| New Spadra | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bushtown (historical) | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Union City | 4.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57059. 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.