Fairman, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72117. It lies near Dark Hollow. The Survey maps it on the McAlmont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS McAlmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Fairman between 2001 and 2014, burning about 66 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 February 2014 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | PUL10248088 |
| 13 October 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 January 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | PUL3551562 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Fairman: 6 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Products Division | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Little Rock Plant | Aluminum, Clay | Unknown | ||
| Big Sandy No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bruton Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Bruton Extension | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| North Little Rock Plant and Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arch Street Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cabot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crystal Hl | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Maumelle | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Grove | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Protho Junction | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dixie | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Lansbrook | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Booker | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Rose City | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Timber Creek | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Niemeyer (historical) | 1.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76897. 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.














