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Durian, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Dover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72104. The Survey maps it on the Malvern South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Durian within Hot Spring County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 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

204 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Durian (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,214 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 58 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 burning83
Arson/incendiarism58
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1997Arson/incendiarism20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hot Spring County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Durian (historical): 7 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica. 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
UnkSilicaUnknown
Malvern Brick & TileClayProducer
Malvern PitClayPast Producer
Malvern PitClayProducer
Perla PlantClayProducer
UnkClayUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Hot Spring 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
Fleming (historical)1.4 miles12
Landers1.8 miles12
Twin Oak (historical)2.8 miles12
Harp3.0 miles12
Walco (historical)4.5 miles12
Central4.9 miles12
Perla5.2 miles12
Abco5.5 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66084. 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.