BlockCottondale, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Victoria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71601. The Survey maps it on the Moscow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1935 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Moscow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Cottondale between 2002 and 2013, burning about 106 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 54 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 October 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cottondale: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clous-Dobson | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Haddock Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Lake | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Glenlake | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Atkins Lake | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fairfield | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Madding | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Ray Station (historical) | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ladd | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Linwood | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57588. 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.