Bauxite Junction, Arkansas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bryant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72022. The Survey maps it on the Benton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 23 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 Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1938 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1944 USGS Benton quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Benton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Benton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Benton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Bauxite Junction between 1997 and 2020, burning about 542 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 35 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 burning | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | SAL22536123 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Bauxite Junction: 30 unknowns, 8 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Niobium (Columbium), Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Arkansas Operations | Aluminum, Gallium, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Producer | 1886, 1952 | |
| Arkansas Talc Co. Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| Belvedere S & G Co. Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bryant Mill | Talc-Soapstone, Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gingles Deposit | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Hurricane Creek Deposit | Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | ||
| Milwhite Barite | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Quapaw Bauxite Mine | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1920, 1932 | |
| Republic Mining & Mgf. Co. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Saline County | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1887 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons (historical) | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Richardson Place | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Whitlock (historical) | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Bryant | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Sherwood Estates | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Haven | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Edgewood | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Bauxite | 2.1 miles | 23 |
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 Q122552219 | 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 57343. 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.













