Pless, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in District 6. It lies in ZIP code area 72847. The Survey maps it on the Knoxville 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
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Pless (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 297 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Pless (historical): 30 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. L. Bewley Tract | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Pensacola Construction Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Famous (historical) | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Tatetown (historical) | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Ross | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Falerno (historical) | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Piney | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Georgetown | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| London | 5.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79153. 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.









