BlockTelico, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Telico Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72335. It stands on Little Telico Creek. The Survey maps it on the Forrest City 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
6 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.
- 1939 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Forrest City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Telico (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Telico (historical): 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colvins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crisp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St.Francis Materials Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Woods Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hill | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Caldwell | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rosine | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Vernon (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Redfern | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hawkins | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Forrest City | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Becks | 4.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 83045. 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.