BlockWashburn, Arkansas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72936. It stands on Molly Gap Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barber quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1906 USGS Barber quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Barber quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Barber quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Barber quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Barber quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Barber quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Washburn between 1997 and 2020, burning about 452 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washburn in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Washburn | $20,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washburn | $5,000 | Shingles were blown off the roof of a home and the roof of a dog kennel was blown off. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washburn | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and a large tree. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washburn | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washburn | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph at Milltown, on the Sebastian and Logan County line. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washburn | - | Two large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Washburn | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Burnville | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Auburn (historical) | 6.2 miles | 25 | |
| Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 22 | |
| Fidelity (historical) | 7.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dayton | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Carnis | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bloomer | 9.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78701. 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.