Arkawana, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72653. It lies near Bald Dave. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
47 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Arkawana between 1997 and 2020, burning about 715 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Buffalo National River | COZY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Arkawana: 8 prospects, 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Johnson Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Mcguire Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Mcguire Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcguire Quarry No.1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mountain Home Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Bald Dave Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Big John Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Three Brothers | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Lake Estates | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Monkey Run | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeview | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fawn Park | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Amos | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Whiteville | 6.0 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122564506 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76195. 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.











