Bingham, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. The Survey maps it on the Spring Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
161 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Bingham between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,875 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 30 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Bingham: 32 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkerson Deposit | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Alford-Ross Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Bates Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Birnbach Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Brown Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Cole Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dan Rauch Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dixon, E. A. Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dreher Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dreher-Junkin-Herrod | Aluminum | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Springs | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Landmark | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Parkers | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Wrightsville | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Ironton | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| Rottaken | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Tafton | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Woodland Ridge | 4.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68111. 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.














