BlockKeller, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Running Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72413. The Survey maps it on the Reyno 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
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Reyno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Reyno quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Keller (historical) between 1997 and 2017, burning about 359 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | RAN28393895 |
| 23 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Keller (historical): 5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running Lake (historical) | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Poluca (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Engelberg | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Biggers | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Debrow (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brockett | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Stokes | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Grove | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66868. 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.