BlockRuckers Grove, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Fayetteville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72701. It stands on Town Branch. The Survey maps it on the Elkins quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Ruckers Grove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Happy Hollow Farmlisted 1986 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elkins quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Elkins quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Ruckers Grove (historical) between 2001 and 2017, burning about 59 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2010 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Ruckers Grove (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Summit (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fayetteville | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| McNair | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Wyman | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Barbara (historical) | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Fayette Junction | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Strain | 4.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 75281. 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.