BlockJameson, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Bear Creek No. 5 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72650. It lies near Pea Vine Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Marshall 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 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
85 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Jameson (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,266 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 70 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 Jameson (historical): 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Searcy County Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lebanon (historical) | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Zack | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Baker Hollow | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Martin Box | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Baker | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Canaan | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Morning Star | 5.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69963. 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.