BlockScanlan, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 38053. The Survey maps it on the Jericho 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
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:62500
- 1970 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Scanlan (historical) between 1999 and 2010, burning about 24 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 | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | WAP 2 |
| 4 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | WAP 1 |
| 5 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | UNIT P-9 WILDFIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Scanlan (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Island | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gammon | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Redman Point | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Claire | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| James Mill | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Jericho | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Harvard | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Sunset | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Clarkedale | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2554113. 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.