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Ruddells, Arkansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in White River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72560. It lies near Ripley Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Sylamore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ruddells within Izard County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

97 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Ruddells (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,428 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 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 burning32
Arson/incendiarism29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsROSA
20 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2000Smokingunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National ForestsBEAR
8 August 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2012Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1997Debris and open burning100 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Izard County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Ruddells (historical): 9 producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bolt SpurLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Allison Mine & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Allison PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mountain View PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mountain View PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stone County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stone County PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Izard County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sylamore1.2 miles16
Twin Creek3.2 miles16
Arkins (historical)3.9 miles16
Brandenburg4.9 miles16
Mount Olive5.0 miles19
Nasco6.2 miles14
Lone Star7.5 miles10
Boswell7.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65910. 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.