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Flat, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72655. The Survey maps it on the Eula quadrangle.

Flat within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 20 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

119 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Flat between 1996 and 2020, burning about 10,036 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 41 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
Arson/incendiarism41
Debris and open burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1

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
3 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 July 2012Naturalunder an acreBuffalo National RiverMT. HERSEY
7 June 1997Arson/incendiarism120 acresBuffalo National RiverFLAT ROCK
22 June 2013Fireworksunder an acreBuffalo National RiverCARVER GUARDRAIL
21 June 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBuffalo National RiverCAVE CREEK CHUTE
19 June 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 May 1997Debris and open burning20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Flat: 12 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Old Granby MineLead, Zinc, DolomitePast Producer
Ragged BreechesZinc, LeadPast Producer
Z HudsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
A-ProspectLead, ZincPast Producer
Belle of Wichita MineLead, ZincPast Producer
BierbaumLeadPast Producer
ConfederateLead, ZincPast Producer
Lost Mountain MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Turkey Fat MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
Upper Cave CreekLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton 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
Cave Creek2.1 miles20
Carver3.5 miles14
Bass3.9 miles20
Mount Hersey4.2 miles16
Piercetown4.6 miles14
Mount Judea4.7 miles14
Vendor4.9 miles14
Hasty5.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71621. 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.