BlockPitman, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Little Black Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72444. It lies near Grindstone Hill. The Survey maps it on the Supply 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.
- 1935 USGS Reyno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Supply quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Pitman between 1993 and 2020, burning about 544 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 37 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135631-09100-04082016-1405 |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Pitman: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C H Martin Land No 3 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| B.L. Williams Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| York Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minorca | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Supply | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Glaze Creek | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Old Siloam | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Middlebrook | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Maynard | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Elkins Park | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Washington | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58394. 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.