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Branchville, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cane Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71667. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle.

Branchville within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

59 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Branchville between 2001 and 2019, burning about 247 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Debris and open burning21
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2016Natural23 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2003Debris and open burning11 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Branchville: 20 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Fowler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hb RobertsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rupe PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Smith Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Star City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Rest (historical)1.9 miles11
Palmyra3.0 miles11
Star City3.4 miles11
Little Garnett4.9 miles12
Calhoun4.9 miles11
Cornerville5.1 miles10
Feenyville5.4 miles11
Glendale5.9 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56938. 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.