Bullfrog Valley, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72837. It lies near Evans Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Treat quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Treat quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Treat quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Treat quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Treat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
74 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Bullfrog Valley between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,064 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 18 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | JIMMY CREEK #4 |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | PAINT |
| 5 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | CHIGGER HOLLOW |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | 38 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Bullfrog Valley: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys Gap | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silex | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Falerno (historical) | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ross | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Tatetown (historical) | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Piney | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Treat | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Augsburg | 7.3 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bullfrog Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4996891 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59138. 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.









