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Fleming, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Dover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72104. The Survey maps it on the Malvern South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fleming within Hot Spring County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 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

214 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Fleming (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,153 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 55 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 burning91
Arson/incendiarism55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking6
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1997Arson/incendiarism20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hot Spring County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Fleming (historical): 6 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica. 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
UnkSilicaUnknown
Malvern Brick & TileClayProducer
Malvern PitClayPast Producer
UnkClayUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Hot Spring 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
Durian (historical)1.4 miles12
Twin Oak (historical)1.7 miles12
Landers2.3 miles12
Harp2.9 miles12
Central3.6 miles12
Walco (historical)4.1 miles12
Elmore (historical)4.5 miles12
Etta (historical)5.0 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66098. 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.