BlockKansas, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71743. The Survey maps it on the Tates Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tates Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
60 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Kansas between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,191 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1998 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kansas: 6 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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.
Storms near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kansas in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kansas | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kansas | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. Several outbuildings were also damaged. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Kansas | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Vaden | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Hebron (historical) | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Red Springs | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Shakertown | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Whelen Springs | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Barringer | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sycamore | 9.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57073. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.