BlockSensation, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 3. It lies in ZIP code area 72958. It stands on Denton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Horseshoe Mountain 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
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Poteau Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bates quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Horseshoe Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Sensation (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,364 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BRUSHY HOLLOW |
| 27 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DENTON CREEK |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LOTT FIRE |
| 12 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 146 acres | Ouachita National Forest | 400 |
| 11 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 77 acres | Ouachita National Forest | 515 |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | 70 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DOGWOOD |
| 10 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DOGWOOD MOUNTAIN |
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 Sensation (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County Pit | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66333. 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.