BlockPhillips, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Nettleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72401. It stands on Bridger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Needham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1939 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Needham quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Phillips between 2001 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 51 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 December 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 October 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 October 2004 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Phillips: 2 unknowns. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phillips in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips | - | Straight line winds caused roof damage at an industrial plant east of Jonesboro. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webbs Mill (historical) | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Whitburg (historical) | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Needham | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Doss (historical) | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hergett | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Nettleton | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Farrville | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gum Point | 3.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58357. 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.