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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 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
- 1970 USGS Delight quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Murfreesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1997Regional 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/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Natural | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Knobs Claypit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Pike City Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Unnamed | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| American Mines | Diamond | Unknown | ||
| Crater of Diamonds -North | Diamond | Prospect | ||
| Crater of Diamonds -South | Diamond | Prospect | ||
| Kimberlite Mine | Diamond | Unknown | ||
| Mauney Mine | Diamond | Unknown | ||
| Ozark Mine | Diamond | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Home (historical) | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Arp (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pike City | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hopewell (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Stelltown | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Stephenson (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Murfreesboro | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Kimberley | 4.7 miles | 13 |
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.







