Burlington, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Long Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72662. The Survey maps it on the Omaha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Burlington between 1999 and 2020, burning about 508 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Burlington: 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carrollton Lode Claim | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite, Sphalerite | |
| Josie B. Mine | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burlington in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Burlington | $500,000 | The tornado started 2.5 miles southwest of Burlington and tracked generally east to just past the new US Hwy 65. The tornado then dropped southeast before lifting 3 miles southwest of Myrtle. Homes were damaged off of old Hwy 65, and several buildings at the Arkansas Baptist Boys Ranch were damaged. Some chicken houses were damaged, along with several trees snapped or uprooted along the path. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Burlington | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaver (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lick Branch | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Prosperity | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgeway | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cricket | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Omaha | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bear Creek Springs | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Little Arkansaw | 6.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76468. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









