Elkhorn Tavern, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Township 3. It lies in ZIP code area 72732. It lies near Elkhorn Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pea Ridge quadrangle.
On record in Elkhorn Tavern
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pea Ridge National Military Parklisted 1966 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pea Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Elkhorn Tavern between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,046 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 47 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Pea Ridge National Military Park | FUELBURN |
| 5 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Pea Ridge National Military Park | KOA CAMPGROUND |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pea Ridge National Military Park | TOURROAD |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Pea Ridge National Military Park | NIGHTTIME |
| 2 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pea Ridge National Military Park | FORD ROAD WF |
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Pea Ridge National Military Park | GUTHRIE ROAD |
| 20 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Pea Ridge National Military Park | 19 DODD ROAD WF |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Pea Ridge National Military Park | BYLER WILDFIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Elkhorn Tavern: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Holt Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Top | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Garfield | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Leetown | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Buttry (historical) | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Pippin (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Line Store (historical) | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Brightwater | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Walnut Hill | 3.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76868. 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.







