BlockSimco, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72469. The Survey maps it on the Grange 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
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1932 USGS Strawberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Strawberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Strawberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Grange quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Simco (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,403 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 30 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | SHA27996771 |
| 25 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Simco (historical): 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Newman | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Harris Property | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Ore Mountain | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Aetna | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mobley (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Calamine | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cave City | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Balboa (historical) | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Amateur (historical) | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Nelsonville | 10.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66172. 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.