BlockWashington, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Columbia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72444. The Survey maps it on the Maynard quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Reyno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Maynard quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Washington between 1997 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Smoking | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Washington: 7 unknowns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins Park | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Maynard | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Debrow (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Engelberg | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Stokes | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Jerrett | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brockett | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Old Siloam | 5.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70207. 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.