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Antioch, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mineral Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71841. The Survey maps it on the Gillham quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Antioch within Sevier County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

108 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Antioch (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 676 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 55 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
Arson/incendiarism55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning10
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2003Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarism22 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sevier County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Antioch (historical): 13 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver. 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
OttoAntimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver, GoldProducer1877
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bellah MineDiatomitePast Producer
Black Horse MineDiatomitePast Producer
Brewer MineDiatomitePast Producer
Clark MineDiatomitePast Producer
Hankins MineDiatomitePast Producer
Lignitz MineDiatomitePast Producer
Luttrell LeaseDiatomiteProspect

Every working recorded in Sevier 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
Mineral1.8 miles15
Gillham2.3 miles15
King3.7 miles15
Pullman4.6 miles14
Blanchard (historical)5.6 miles15
Fairview5.6 miles15
Kellum5.8 miles15
Antrey (historical)6.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67314. 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.