Cotton Town, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72863. It lies near Pine Hill. The Survey maps it on the Paris quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #1 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Cotton Town between 1997 and 2016, burning about 171 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 June 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cotton Town: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| S & W Rk Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| B & G Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gilbert Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shoal Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Kalamazoo | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Wilkins | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Union | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Spielerville (historical) | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Plainview | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Subiaco | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Gray Rock | 5.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71238. 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.










