Broomfield, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in District 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72837. The Survey maps it on the Dover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #1 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Dover quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Dover quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Broomfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,024 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 92 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TPL LAND |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TURKEY HILL |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BUICK |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | CHIGGER HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Broomfield: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pope County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsville | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Tag | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Laurel (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Boiling Springs (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Dover | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hector | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Springs | 6.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62042. 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.









