BlockJoyland, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Little River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72365. The Survey maps it on the Joyland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1940 USGS Deckerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Deckerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1974 USGS Joyland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Deckerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Joyland between 2004 and 2006, burning about 487 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2006 | Smoking | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 450 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BRADFORD |
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 Joyland: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Asphalt of Ark,Inc Pit,No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tedler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Banks | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Olive | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Northern Ohio | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Black Oak | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Boat Run | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tyronza Junction | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dewey Mill | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Marked Tree | 4.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58001. 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.