BlockRichwoods, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Richwoods Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72476. The Survey maps it on the Noland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1934 USGS Powhatan quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Powhatan quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Noland quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Richwoods between 2001 and 2020, burning about 432 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | 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 Richwoods: 4 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
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richwoods in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2017: 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Richwoods | $100,000 | Several businesses and the courthouse was flooded. Parts of West Main Street underwater. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richwoods | $60,000 | Emergency manager and public also reported a hangar door blown in at the regional airport along with trees and power lines down at Williams Baptist college. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Richwoods | - | Water rose to near entrances into businesses in town. Midway Road near Hoxie flooded with many areas in and near Hoxie flooded. In addition a County Official reported numerous streets in Walnut Ridge were underwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College City | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Portia | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Black Rock | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Aa Junction | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dicus | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Walnut Ridge | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hogan | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Coffman | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58488. 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.