Colony West, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It stands on Jimerson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle.
On record in Colony West
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.
Johnswoodlisted 1994 · 0.7 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Pinnacle Mtn quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Colony West between 1998 and 2018, burning about 272 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Colony West: 3 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Slate, Dimension, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Calcine Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Quartz Crystal Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Big Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Little Rock Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tayor Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge Manor | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sheraton Park | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Overlook Park | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Woodland Heights | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Breckenridge | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rainwood | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Forest | 1.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68174. 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.













