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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sylamore quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
97 since 1993Regional 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 burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | ROSA |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BEAR |
| 8 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2005 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Spur | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Allison Mine & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Allison Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mountain View Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mountain View Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stone County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stone County Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylamore | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Twin Creek | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Arkins (historical) | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Brandenburg | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Olive | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Nasco | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lone Star | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Boswell | 7.9 miles | 19 |
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.








