Fourche, Arkansas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies near Picron Hill. The Survey maps it on the Sweet Home quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sweet Home quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Fourche (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 251 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Fourche (historical): 27 unknowns, 14 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Products Division | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Fourche Bayou Deposit | Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | ||
| Little Rock Plant | Aluminum, Clay | Unknown | ||
| Big Sandy No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elkins Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoffman | Clay | Producer | ||
| Little Rock Industrial Minerals Pnt | Clay | Producer | ||
| North Little Rock Plant and Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Arch Street Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picron | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| College Station | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Gillam Park | 1.2 miles | 26 | |
| Biddle | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Sweet Home | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Fairview | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Hot Springs Junction | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Niemeyer (historical) | 3.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68259. 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.














