BlockPinetree, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in L'Anguille Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72326. The Survey maps it on the Hamlin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hamlin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Pinetree between 2003 and 2014, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | ST 1794360 |
| 24 October 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinetree in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Pinetree | $25,000 | Heavy rain produced flash flooding around St. Francis County. Numerous roads were flooded and closed. County roads 815 and 808 sustained the worst damage. Highway 1 South between Forrest City and Haynes was closed for 2 hours with water up to 5 feet deep. A woman was rescued from her car on Highway 1 South about 2 miles north of Haynes after she drove into a flooded area and the vehicle was pushed off the road and into a ditch. No homes or businesses were damaged. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinetree | $10,000 | Downed trees and power lines were reported on Route 306 west of Colt. A tree fell on Pine Tree Baptist Church. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wadell (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Rosenbaum | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Shiloh | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hawkins | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Colt | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Telico (historical) | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Caldwell | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 83249. 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.
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.