BlockNewport, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 71751. The Survey maps it on the Snow Hill quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Snow Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Smackover quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
112 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Newport between 1997 and 2020, burning about 750 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bay (historical) | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Delhi (historical) | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Locust Bayou | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Artesian | 12.1 miles | 17 | |
| Harbour (historical) | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Smead (historical) | 13.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hampton | 14.1 miles | 12 | |
| Woodberry | 14.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77845. 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.