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Fairview, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Strawberry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72576. It stands on Raney Branch. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle.

Fairview within Fulton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 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

170 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,251 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 31 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
Debris and open burning84
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Arson/incendiarism31
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1

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
6 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, 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
LowranceManganese, IronOccurrence
Crusher No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Joyce Brothers Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
HumphrieSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lafevers Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Pierce Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Salem QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sturkie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Fulton 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
Wheeling2.0 miles11
Mount Pleasant3.3 miles11
Morriston3.9 miles11
Salem4.2 miles11
Glencoe4.4 miles9
Shady Grove6.0 miles11
Union6.0 miles11
Heart6.1 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57741. 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.