BlockLandis, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Long Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72650. It lies near Young Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Landis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Landis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Landis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,840 acres in total. None started naturally. 55 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 | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | PAUL |
| 13 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2005 | Smoking | 10 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TREAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Landis in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landis | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Landis | - | Tea cup sized hail fell near Landis. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landis | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines at Landis. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Thola | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Springs | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Campbell | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Shilo (historical) | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harriet | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Barren Hollow | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Begley (historical) | 6.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72286. 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.
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.