Camp Pershing, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Maumelle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72126. It stands on Narrow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thornburg quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Camp Pershing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic Districtlisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1890 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Thornburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Camp Pershing (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,753 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 38 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LAKE SYLVIA |
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 Camp Pershing (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhn Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1987, 1989 | |
| Lake Sylvia Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Monro Johnson | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Junction | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Harmony | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Satuma | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Thornburg | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Antioch | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ragsdale | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bellevue (historical) | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 7.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65195. 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.







