Bethel, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Dardanelle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72834. The Survey maps it on the Dardanelle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #4 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 1997 and 2018, burning about 797 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2006 | Natural | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Bethel: 12 past producers, 9 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps of Engineers - Dardanelle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jacimore Ocher Cave | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Dardanelle Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Grove | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Mosley | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Dardanelle | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Sills | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Elberta | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Chickalah | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Pisgah | 5.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67858. 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.









