Colfax, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 8. It lies in ZIP code area 72653. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Home West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mountain Home West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Mountain Home West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Colfax between 1997 and 2020, burning about 372 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Colfax: 5 unknowns, 5 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcguire Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Cincinnati Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Commercial Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Baxter County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcguire Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcguire Quarry No.1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Mountain Home Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Whiteville | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Heritage Estates | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Lake Estates | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Independence (historical) | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Conville (historical) | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Monkey Run | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Gassville | 4.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 47923. 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.











