BlockRolla, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72104. The Survey maps it on the Willow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Willow quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Rolla between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,071 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 30 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 | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rolla: 6 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.
Storms near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rolla in 4 storm reports between 2003 and 2012: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rolla | $1,000 | A tree was blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rolla | - | Some trees blown down. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Rolla | - | A weak tornado moved from Dallas County into Hot Spring County about 6 miles southwest of Rolla. The tornado was only on the ground for just under a mile before dissipating. Since the tornado continued to move over rural areas, the only damage noted was a number of trees knocked down. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Rolla | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lono | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Landers | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Twin Oak (historical) | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Durian (historical) | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Fleming (historical) | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Harp | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Elmore (historical) | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Central | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 54173. 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.