BlockKenney, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kenney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72016. It stands on Kenney Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Fourche 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
8 surveys from 16 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 Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Fourche quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Kenney (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,012 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Kenney (historical): 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourche | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Graytown | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bigelow | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ledwidge | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Little Italy | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dixie (historical) | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rankin (historical) | 3.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65222. 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.