Gillam Park, Arkansas
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies near Echo Valley. The Survey maps it on the Little Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
18 surveys from 26 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 Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Gillam Park between 1997 and 2019, burning about 297 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Gillam Park: 36 unknowns, 14 producers, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddle | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Fairview | 1.2 miles | 26 | |
| Fourche (historical) | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sweet Home | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Hot Springs Junction | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Picron | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| College Station | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Woodyardville | 2.9 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57816. 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.

















