BlockThe Basin, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marble Falls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72648. It lies near Grapevine Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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
- 1967 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
79 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of The Basin between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,112 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Buffalo National River | BEESTING |
| 24 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CROW HOLE #1 |
| 28 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | SOUTH OF PRUITT |
| 21 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of The Basin: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unk | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pruitt | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Little Buffalo (historical) | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Erbie | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sulphur Spring (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Wells Creek (historical) | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Jasper | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Flatwoods | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69943. 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.