BlockMountain Grove, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Petit Jean Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72927. It lies near Logan Eddy. The Survey maps it on the Sugar Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1934 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Sugar Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Grove between 1993 and 2019, burning about 644 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 16 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | FLAT ROCK |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 43 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Ouachita National Forest | HOGAN MTN |
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 Mountain Grove: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Wunee Property | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Grayson | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Mixon | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Golden City | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Magazine | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Blue Mountain | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Revilee | 7.5 miles | 22 | |
| Booneville | 8.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64273. 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.