BlockPittman, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brown-Carpenter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72470. The Survey maps it on the Datto 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
8 surveys from 13 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 Knobel quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Knobel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Datto quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Knobel quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Pittman (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 48 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 | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 February 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 December 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178035-09143-12032018-2045 |
| 4 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 Pittman (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| B.L. Williams Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Palatka | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Current View | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Twin Oaks | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Datto | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Corning | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Heelstring | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Moark | 9.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62512. 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.