Bee Rock, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Gray Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72143. It stands on Adler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Judsonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1935 USGS Bald Knob quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Judsonia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Judsonia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Bee Rock between 1997 and 2020, burning about 759 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Smoking | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bee Rock: 11 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aydelott Mine | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Midwest | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Searcy Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourmile Hill | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Searcy | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Plainview | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Doniphan | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Kensett | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Holly Springs | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Judsonia | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Albion | 5.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65037. 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.





