BlockPryor Ridge, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Umpire Township. It stands on Pryor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Baker Springs 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Umpire quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Baker Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Pryor Ridge (historical) between 1997 and 2017, burning about 416 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pryor Ridge (historical): 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Quartz. 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 | Quartz | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Springs | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Duckett | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Duckett Ford | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Old Union (historical) | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Smyrna (historical) | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Faulkner Springs | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Battle Hill (historical) | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Dial (historical) | 7.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62658. 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.