BlockRiley, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bearhouse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71646. It stands on Lee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mist quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Mist quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mist quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mist quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Riley between 2002 and 2019, burning about 350 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 179 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | FOUNTAIN HILL |
| 28 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Riley: 3 unknowns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berea | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Olive | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Roark | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Promised Land | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mist | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Phelan (historical) | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Trafalgar | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Snyder | 6.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58493. 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.