BlockWallace, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Carter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71646. The Survey maps it on the Wilmot NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1935 USGS Wilmot quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Wilmot quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wilmot NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Wallace between 2001 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | 26 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wallace: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Cnty Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promised Land | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Martinville | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hamburg | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mist | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Phelan (historical) | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Berea | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Snyder | 7.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58819. 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.