Cargile, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1989. It stands in El Dorado Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71730. The Survey maps it on the El Dorado West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS El Dorado West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
125 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Cargile between 1999 and 2020, burning about 595 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cargile: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Bromine, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Monument Works | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| El Dorado Sulphur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Bounds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jet Asphalt & Rock Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ouchita Aggregate Co,Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Chemicals,Inc | Bromine | Past Producer | ||
| Great Lakes Chemical Marysville | Bromine | Past Producer | ||
| Michigan Bromine Plant & Mine | Bromine | Producer | ||
| Veliscol Corp | Bromine | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cargile in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cargile | - | Trees were downed on and in the vicinity of Mount Union Road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cargile | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in the south part of the county. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cargile | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in the south part of the county. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cargile | - | A tree was downed on Iron Mountain Road south of town. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lamberton | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Pickering | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| El Dorado | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Catesville | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Parkers Chapel | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Foster Hill | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Newell | 5.0 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.
| Wikidata item Q122544810 | 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 57510. 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.










