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Compton, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Mine Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71855. The Survey maps it on the Nashville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Compton within Hempstead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

44 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Compton (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 364 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 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
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Arson/incendiarism9
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

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
6 September 1997Debris and open burning12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Smoking20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2011Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 August 2007Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hempstead County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Compton (historical): 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron. 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
Roy Leslie FarmIronPast Producer
No NameClayPast Producer
Sample SiteClayPast Producer
Bobby Smith Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
J WatsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Laverne Hardin Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nashville Ready MixSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Hempstead 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
Bellair2.3 miles14
Clow3.0 miles14
Doyle3.1 miles14
Bingen3.5 miles14
North Bingen4.3 miles14
Belton (historical)5.7 miles14
Tokio6.0 miles12
Yancy6.4 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61422. 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.