BlockWalden, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Western Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72631. It sits by Salts Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Beaver 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
10 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Walden (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 259 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DODGE HOLLOW ATV |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TWIN VISTAS |
| 19 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | VAN CAUSED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Walden (historical): 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Battler Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H L Burtner Uranium Mine | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Radium Cave | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busch | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Holiday Island | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gaskins (historical) | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Hill | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Junction (historical) | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eureka Springs | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tunnel (historical) | 7.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69245. 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.