BlockOakwood, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It stands on Redbank Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fannie quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Fannie quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Oakwood (historical) between 1993 and 2017, burning about 1,583 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 33 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 | 33 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BOAT RAMP |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SECTION 34 |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | SECTION 26 |
| 3 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oakwood (historical): 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Quartz, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalybeates Springs Mine | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Delinde Wavellite Mine | Gemstone | Prospect | 1965, 1967 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tabor | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Gladstone (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Avant | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bucksville (historical) | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Glades (historical) | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Crystal Springs Landing | 11.4 miles | 15 | |
| Crystal Springs | 13.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bear | 13.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64340. 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.