Checks Corner, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Township 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72768. The Survey maps it on the Colcord NE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Colcord NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Checks Corner (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,084 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Checks Corner (historical): 9 past producers, 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Armstrong & Cravens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| John P Hughes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joplin-Elk River Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Madge Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee (historical) | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Crump (historical) | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Wann (historical) | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Round Top (historical) | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Miller Springs (historical) | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Beaty | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Gravette | 6.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 75430. 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.







