BlockTrace, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71743. It stands on Cypress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tates Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tates Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
50 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Trace between 1998 and 2019, burning about 589 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 19 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Trace: 8 past producers, 6 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | ||
| 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 | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Vaden | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hebron (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Shakertown | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Red Springs | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Whelen Springs | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Barringer | 9.7 miles | 17 | |
| Sycamore | 11.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57213. 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.