BlockHuron, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bryan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72566. The Survey maps it on the Pineville 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
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 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
- 1964 USGS Pineville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
104 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Huron (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,313 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | IZA28697550 |
| 31 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Huron (historical): 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wideman | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pineville | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Iuka | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Forty Four | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Oxford | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Band Mill | 7.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65875. 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.