Akron, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newark quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Akron within Independence County

On record in Akron

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Akron Cemeterylisted 2002 · 0.1 miles away

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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 Newport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Newark quadrangle1:24000
1962 USGS Newark quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1962 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500
1966 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500
1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

21 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Akron (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 306 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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	7
Arson/incendiarism	6
Debris and open burning	5
Smoking	2
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
16 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
26 August 2006	Arson/incendiarism	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
18 August 2008	Equipment and vehicle use	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
25 July 2006	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 April 2003	Arson/incendiarism	6.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 April 2001	Smoking	16 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 April 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	16 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 April 2012	Arson/incendiarism	8.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Independence County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Akron (historical): 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
River Sand & Gravel Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Independence County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Newark	2.5 miles	14
Oil Trough	2.5 miles	14
Magness	3.0 miles	14
Dunnington	3.0 miles	14
Underwood (historical)	3.6 miles	14
Maple Springs	3.9 miles	17
Elmo	4.3 miles	12
Mount Zion	4.5 miles	14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67971. 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.