BlockPeace, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Niven Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71665. The Survey maps it on the Kedron 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
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Kedron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Peace (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 462 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Peace (historical): 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rison | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Cleveland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cleveland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank & Grady Wilson Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabool (historical) | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kedron | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Zion | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Unionville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dialton (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lehigh (historical) | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Rison | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Toledo | 6.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 60998. 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.