BlockRedding, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in McIlroy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on Barron Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1879 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cass quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Redding between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,160 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | KIDD |
| 13 July 2012 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BEE ROCK |
| 27 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 1 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 4 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TURNER |
| 3 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MORGAN KNOB #2 |
| 25 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | ACORN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Redding: 2 past producers. 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.
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redding in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redding | - | Strong thunderstorm blew down a tree onto Highway 215. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redding | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees in the Redding area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Grove | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cass | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pittston Junction | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| West Cobb | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mineral Springs | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Peanut | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Barnes | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fresno (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73261. 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.
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.