BlockRagan, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Tappan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72333. The Survey maps it on the Elaine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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 Modoc quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Elaine quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Clarksdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Clarksdale quadrangle1:100000
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 Ragan: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ragan in 1 storm report in 2015: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ragan | - | Straight line winds downed several power poles on Highway 44 southwest of Elaine. A roof was blown off a trailer home in Lake View. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Countiss | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Morning Star | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Fair Landing | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Mary Spur | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Modoc Landing | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hoop Spur | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ratio | 4.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78126. 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.
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.
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.