BlockShaver, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Long Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72611. It stands on Lick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Alpena 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 12 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Shaver (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 301 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Shaver (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lick Branch | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Prosperity | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgeway | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alpena | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Little Arkansaw | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bear Creek Springs | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Francis | 6.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69325. 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.