BlockHurd, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Township 3. It lies in ZIP code area 72732. It lies near Gann Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Garfield quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 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 Garfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Hurd (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 784 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Pea Ridge National Military Park | FUELBURN |
| 19 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 April 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Pea Ridge National Military Park | CLEMON'S FIRE |
| 11 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 110 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TATE ROAD |
| 4 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pea Ridge National Military Park | CONOCO |
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 Hurd (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battler Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn (historical) | 0.1 miles | 15 | |
| Gateway | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Clantonville | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Garfield | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hill Top | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pippin (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Vista Shores | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Elkhorn Tavern | 4.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 75563. 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.