BlockRiley Creek, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Ferguson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72833. It stands on Riley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Danville 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Danville quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
61 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Riley Creek (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 396 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Riley Creek (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Compton Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Corinth | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dentontown (historical) | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Macedonia | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Shark | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Havana | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Danville | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Marvinville | 5.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67970. 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.