BlockMount Vernon, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72830. It lies near Turkey Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ludwig 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.
- 1889 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ludwig quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Mount Vernon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 375 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRAVE GAP |
| 16 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | STRAWBERRY |
| 16 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mount Vernon: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Brick Co. Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Spring | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hillcrest | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Zion | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Ludwig | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Zadock (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Strawberry | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lone Pine | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Woodland | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59152. 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.