Edmonson, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cushman-Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It lies near Clark Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mount Pleasant quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Mt Pleasant quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Mt Pleasant quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
194 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Edmonson (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 5,698 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 113 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/incendiarism | 113 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 122 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 122 workings within 5 miles of Edmonson (historical): 82 past producers, 14 unknowns, 12 prospects, 10 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcbride Mines | Marble, Dimension, Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Meyersville Spur | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Time Stokes | Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Williamson Property | Limestone, High Calcium | Unknown | Bedded limestone | |
| Arkansas Limestone Co. | Limestone, Dimension, Aluminum, Stone | Unknown | Bedded high calcium limestone | |
| E.B.Matheson | Iron | Producer | ||
| Love Hollow Limestone Co. | Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Meyersville Spur Limestone Property | Aluminum | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Rangaire Lime Plant | Calcium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collietown | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Phosphate (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cushman | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| New Hope | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Alvis (historical) | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Big Spring Mill | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Bethesda | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Limedale Junction | 7.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57702. 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.







