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Bonanza Springs, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Whittington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71913. The Survey maps it on the Hot Springs North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bonanza Springs within Garland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

217 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Bonanza Springs (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 976 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 55 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
Arson/incendiarism55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined53
Debris and open burning48
Natural28
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony9
Fireworks6
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Bonanza Springs (historical): 15 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Caldwell QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Mountain Pine PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
No NameSlate, DimensionPast Producer
No NameFlagstonePast Producer
No NameFlagstonePast Producer
No NameClayPast Producer
No NameClayPast Producer
Hot Springs MillSilicaProducer
Mc Earl MineSilicaProducer
Natural Hones MillSilicaProducer

Every working recorded in Garland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hawes3.8 miles13
Hot Springs4.1 miles15
Piney4.4 miles13
Ozark Lithia4.6 miles15
Mountain Pine4.8 miles13
Euclid Heights4.9 miles15
Mountain Valley5.1 miles13
Fountain Lake5.2 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64290. 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.