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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Salem SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
170 since 1997Regional 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 burning | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrance | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Crusher No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Joyce Brothers Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Humphrie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lafevers Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Pierce Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Salem Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sturkie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Morriston | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Salem | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Glencoe | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Shady Grove | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Union | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Heart | 6.1 miles | 9 |
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.







