Fairview, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Lafayette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71701. It stands on Chaffie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camden 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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Tate's Barnlisted 1972 · 0.5 miles away
Oakland Farmlisted 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Camden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Camden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
172 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1997 and 2020, burning about 527 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 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 | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garner | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ouchita County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Gravel Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | bedded |
Storms near this place
4 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairview in 4 storm reports in 2023: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | Numerous trees downed just west of the community of Fairview. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Fairview | - | A report was received from mPING of river or creek overflowing, or cropland, yard or basement flooding. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Fairview | - | A report was received from mPING of river or creek overflowing, or cropland, yard or basement flooding. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Fairview | - | Quarter sized hail fell near Camden. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullendale | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Herbert | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Rendezvous | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Camden | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Elliott | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Frenchport | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lakeside | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Kent | 6.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 48964. 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.








