Cave Creek, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72655. It stands on Bens Branch. The Survey maps it on the Eula quadrangle.
On record in Cave Creek
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.
- May Farmsteadlisted 1999 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
68 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Cave Creek between 1994 and 2020, burning about 9,322 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 23 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 1998 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | AUGUST |
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | ICELEDO |
| 7 June 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Buffalo National River | FLAT ROCK |
| 21 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CAVE CREEK CHUTE |
| 29 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cave Creek: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Breeches | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Confederate | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Turkey Fat Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Z Hudson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Belle of Wichita Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Mountain Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Cave Creek | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Flat | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Judea | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Carver | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Vendor | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Piercetown | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Hersey | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dickey Junction | 6.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76552. 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.













