BlockMaple, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Northeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72616. The Survey maps it on the Blue Eye quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Blue Eye quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Maple between 1994 and 2012, burning about 68 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 44 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 March 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 December 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 November 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 November 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek (historical) | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Urbanette | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| High | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Oakgrove | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cisco | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Polo (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Freeman (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brasswell Spring (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58118. 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.