Green Plains, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Holly Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71833. The Survey maps it on the Newhope quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Newhope quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Center Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Green Plains between 1997 and 2018, burning about 905 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 570 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BUD SHAW |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Green Plains: 20 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Strontium, Barium-Barite, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Dierks Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky 13 Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Messer Creek Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Payne Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Section 13 Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| G Blackwod | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Muddy Fork | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Dierks | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Euclid | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Briar | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bethany | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Old Euclid (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Martha (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62589. 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.







