BlockMeridian, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Marais Saline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71635. The Survey maps it on the Crossett South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Crossett South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Crossett South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
132 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Meridian between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,831 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 45 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Venice | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| South Crossett | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Oakhurst Addition | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Park Addition | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cremer | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Gulledge | 6.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57112. 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.