BlockGarland Springs, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Mount Vernon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72047. It lies near Garland Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Enola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Enola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Enola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Garland Springs between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,525 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Smoking | 65 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Garland Springs: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Shale Pits 2 | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hawthicket (historical) | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Barney | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Enola | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bristol (historical) | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Naylor | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Centerville | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Holland | 7.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57795. 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.