Fairview, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marion County Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72634. The Survey maps it on the Cotter quadrangle.
On record in Fairview
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 1 record
Fairview School Buildinglisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
24 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1999 and 2018, burning about 220 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 20 occurrences, 13 unknowns, 3 past producers, 3 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiras Mine | Iron, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Corbin Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Flippin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Flippin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Mcdowell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marion County Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Cincinnati Bill Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairview in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm blew trees down. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Fairview | - | The Marion County Road 8060 bridge over Moccasin Creek was partially washed out and impassable from flash flooding and high water over the bridge near Fairview. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Fairview | - | Street flooding occurred at Bull Shoals State Park. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Fairview | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone (historical) | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Kingdom Springs (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Bull Shoals | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Flippin | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Summit | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Rea Valley | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Yellville | 8.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 48966. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












