BlockTroy, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71764. It stands on Taylor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon 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
- 1973 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Chidester quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
157 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Troy between 1998 and 2020, burning about 2,705 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 70 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troy in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Troy | - | This survey was conducted from geotagged drone imagery from the Camden Fire Department. Using the series of geotagged photos, we were able to confirm an EF-1 tornado that moved from southeast to northwest near the community of Stephens in southwest Ouachita County. Along its path, the tornado primarily caused a long swath of trees to be uprooted. There were a couple of outbuildings damaged along this path, with the worst of the structural damage identified as metal roofing peeled off a large barn. This tornado continued into Nevada County for approximately a half mile. A special thanks to the Camden Fire Department for providing the areal survey of this damage path. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Ogemaw | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lufra (historical) | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Stephens | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Buena Vista | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Good Hope | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pace City | 11.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lester Junction | 11.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58761. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.