BlockShiloh, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Murray Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72641. It stands on Shiloh Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Murray quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Murray quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,364 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Buffalo National River | HIPPIE |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Buffalo National River | RUNNING CREEK |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRASSY POINT |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Shiloh: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mmcelhaney | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson Property | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ponca | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bennett | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Jackpot | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Peck Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Beechwood | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lamar Mine | Zinc | Past 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 69939. 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.