BlockWest Liberty, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72740. It lies near Swain Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sandstone Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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 Mundell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sandstone Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of West Liberty between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,807 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 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 West Liberty: 1 past producer. 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 | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifty | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rockhouse | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Rock | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Chaplin (historical) | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Forum | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Alabam | 10.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hindsville | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Old Alabam | 11.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58854. 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.