BlockOrlando, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Lee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71660. The Survey maps it on the McKinney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 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
- 1973 USGS Mc Kinney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Warren quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
54 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Orlando between 2001 and 2019, burning about 428 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 39 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 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 Orlando: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orlando in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 189. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Orlando | - | State Hwy. 189 east of New Edinburg flooded. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Orlando | - | A strong tornado moved from northeast Bradley County into southeast Cleveland County. Two houses sustained major damage and several other houses had roof damage. A large farm shed was destroyed as were two barns. A chicken house also had major damage. One mobile home was destroyed and another was damaged. Several hundred trees were also blown down. The tornado lifted about 2.2 miles south-southeast of Pansy. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoby (historical) | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mason (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Edinburg | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| McKinney (historical) | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rye | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hebron | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sneed (historical) | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Ripley (historical) | 8.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57143. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.