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Dwight, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Rison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71665. The Survey maps it on the Rison quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Dwight within Cleveland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

54 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Dwight (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 257 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Debris and open burning17
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
5 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined13 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2015Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2006Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2011Natural4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cleveland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Dwight (historical): 30 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
RisonIronUnknown
Cleveland County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cleveland County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Frank & Grady Wilson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cleveland 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
Pool (historical)2.1 miles12
Toledo2.6 miles12
Rison2.7 miles12
Radway (historical)3.1 miles12
Canoe Landing3.3 miles12
Unionville (historical)3.8 miles12
Saline4.5 miles12
Draughon (historical)4.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 60987. 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.