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Eaton, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Eaton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72458. The Survey maps it on the Eaton quadrangle.

Eaton within Lawrence County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

42 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Eaton between 1997 and 2018, burning about 459 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

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
1 September 1998Arson/incendiarism32 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2012Debris and open burning30 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2001Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 August 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 June 2011Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 June 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 April 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Eaton: 11 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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
Fannie Richey PlaceClayUnknown
Hoppe MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Casper MineZincPast Producer
J.B.ButlerZincPast Producer
Poe MineZincPast Producer
Raney MineZincPast Producer
Bevens BloomeryIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lawrence 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
Lynn3.0 miles9
Denton3.8 miles13
Driftwood5.1 miles11
Smithville5.4 miles9
Powhatan5.9 miles12
Jesup6.6 miles9
Lauratown6.9 miles12
Old Martin Mill Place7.0 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57697. 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.