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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
119 since 1996Regional 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/incendiarism | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Buffalo National River | MT. HERSEY |
| 7 June 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Buffalo National River | FLAT ROCK |
| 22 June 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CARVER GUARDRAIL |
| 21 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CAVE CREEK CHUTE |
| 19 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Granby Mine | Lead, Zinc, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Ragged Breeches | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Z Hudson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| A-Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Belle of Wichita Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bierbaum | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Confederate | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Mountain Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Turkey Fat Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Cave Creek | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Carver | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bass | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Hersey | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Piercetown | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Judea | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Vendor | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hasty | 5.0 miles | 13 |
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.













