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Clayton Spur, Arkansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71945. It stands on Mike Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cove quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Clayton Spur within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

121 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Clayton Spur (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,290 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 62 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/incendiarism62
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Debris and open burning22
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2002Debris and open burning14 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined180 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Clayton Spur (historical): 10 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Boar TuskManganeseProspect
Boar Tusk Mountain ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Dickey Clay Mfg. Co. DepositStonePast Producer
Rogers PitStonePast ProducerSurface
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
Dierks PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerBedded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Polk County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hatfield0.8 miles16
Old Cove1.8 miles16
Pleasant Hill2.2 miles16
Lone Valley2.9 miles16
Two Mile (historical)3.0 miles22
Cove3.2 miles16
West Valley4.3 miles23
Buffalo (historical)4.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63176. 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.