BlockLundsford Corner, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72135. The Survey maps it on the Fourche quadrangle. It stands 299 feet above sea level.
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
49 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Lundsford Corner between 1997 and 2020, burning about 669 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Lundsford Corner: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Monnie Springs | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Crossroads (historical) | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Northpoint | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Natural Steps | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Wye | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Pilgrim | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pinnacle | 6.3 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lundsford Corner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q50065539 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57099. 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.