BlockPershing Addition, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Caroline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72007. It stands on Hudson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Oak Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1940 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Pershing Addition between 2000 and 2017, burning about 1,752 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Pershing Addition: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Exploration | Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No 2 | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Cabot Quarry and Mill No 2 | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Vise Addition | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Woodiel Acres | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Leaning Pines | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Old Austin | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sweetwater Estates | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crestwood | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Shady Grove Estates | 1.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61302. 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.