Cowan, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marion County Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72687. It lies near Bald Jesse. The Survey maps it on the Yellville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 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 Yellville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Cowan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,600 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 39 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Cowan: 12 unknowns, 6 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| A Ogden | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ck Oper | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jefferson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jewell D | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marion County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marion County Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Yellville | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Caney | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Rush | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Big Springs (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sylvia (historical) | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Freck | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Summit | 5.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57594. 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.











