BlockOakland Heights, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71602. The Survey maps it on the Hardin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1932 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Oakland Heights between 2001 and 2020, burning about 623 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 29 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JEF8068585 |
| 26 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Oakland Heights: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldsonville | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hardin | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| White Hall | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Plain View | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Henslee Heights | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bruce (historical) | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Baldwin | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lamb (historical) | 3.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58293. 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.