BlockShiloh, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72067. It stands on Shiloh Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greers Ferry 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 15 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
- 1973 USGS Greers Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
53 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 451 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Shiloh (historical): 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budd Creek | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Miller (historical) | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Pine | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Ridge | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Post Oak | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Greers Ferry | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Higden | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Tannenbaum | 4.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69522. 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.