Hamilton, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It stands on Ritter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 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
- 1972 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
175 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Hamilton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,334 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 79 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 | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BUFFALO GAP |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | PLUG |
| 29 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | GAR22988967 |
| 25 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | TRAVIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hamilton: 10 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Quartz, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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 | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Terry Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blocker Lead Quartz | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| John Mcearl Tract | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| Quartz Processing Corp. Quarry | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Colemans Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Dierks Quartz Area No.4 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Dierks Tract No 3 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| J W Ellison Tract | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamilton in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Hamilton | $500,000 | Thousands of trees were blown down on land belonging to private timber companies. An old house suffered severe damage, another house had its garage destroyed, and several outbuildings were damaged. The track of this tornado was close to Main Haul Rd. The tornado exited Garland County north-northeast of Beaudry and entered Saline County west-northwest of Electric. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena (historical) | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Blakely | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Jessieville | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Springs | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain Valley | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hot Springs Village | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Beaudry (historical) | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Pine | 9.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71886. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







