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Altharp, Arkansas

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Otter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72103. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spring Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Altharp within Saline County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 22 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.

Fires near this place

212 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Altharp (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,208 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 41 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 burning82
Missing data/not specified/undetermined60
Arson/incendiarism41
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking6
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning165 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2002Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Altharp (historical): 35 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Bentonite, Limestone, Dimension, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
No NameFullers EarthUnknown
UnknownClayUnknown
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Long-Bell DepositBentoniteUnknown
Palmer DepositBentoniteProducer
Wilkerson DepositBentoniteUnknown
Alford-Ross DepositAluminumUnknown
Bates DepositAluminumUnknown
Cole DepositAluminumUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Shannon Hills2.3 miles23
Vimy Ridge2.4 miles23
East End3.3 miles22
Woodland Hills4.4 miles23
Brooks (historical)4.5 miles23
Brooks4.5 miles23
Hurricane (historical)4.6 miles23
Sardis4.7 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 75610. 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.