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Brocktown, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Missouri Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71958. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Delight quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Brocktown within Pike County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

71 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Brocktown (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 506 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined22
Debris and open burning16
Arson/incendiarism14
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking1
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
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2010Natural18 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2008Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pike 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 Brocktown (historical): 18 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diamond, Mercury, Kaolin. 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
Twin Knobs ClaypitClayUnknown
UnknownKaolinUnknown
Pike City ProspectMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
UnnamedMercuryOccurrence
American MinesDiamondUnknown
Crater of Diamonds -NorthDiamondProspect
Crater of Diamonds -SouthDiamondProspect
Kimberlite MineDiamondUnknown
Mauney MineDiamondUnknown
Ozark MineDiamondUnknown

Every working recorded in Pike 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
Pleasant Home (historical)1.8 miles13
Arp (historical)2.7 miles13
Pike City3.3 miles12
Hopewell (historical)3.5 miles12
Stelltown3.6 miles12
Stephenson (historical)4.1 miles13
Murfreesboro4.4 miles13
Kimberley4.7 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64603. 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.