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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.

Broomfield within Pope County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

77 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism25
Debris and open burning24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
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
9 September 2005Arson/incendiarism92 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Debris and open burning50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2004Arson/incendiarism13 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsTPL LAND
23 September 2004Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsTURKEY HILL
18 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsBUICK
16 September 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2011Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2005Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsCHIGGER HOLLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pope County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Pope County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Pope 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
Scottsville2.6 miles20
Pleasant Valley3.8 miles19
Tag4.3 miles15
Laurel (historical)4.3 miles15
Boiling Springs (historical)4.5 miles16
Dover5.5 miles20
Hector5.5 miles16
Rock Springs6.3 miles16

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.