Guilford, Arkansas
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. The Survey maps it on the Little Rock 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
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
126 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Guilford (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 799 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Guilford (historical): 39 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Limestone, Dimension, Clay, Fullers Earth. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Fullers Earth | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Alford-Ross Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Bates Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Berger Plant | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Cole Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Meadow | 0.6 miles | 26 | |
| Woodland Ridge | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Shiloh | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Yorkwood | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Skylark | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Mabelvale | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Allendale Manor | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Merrivale | 2.3 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68308. 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.

















