Harmontown, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It stands on Harmon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bethesda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Batesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Bethesda quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Bethesda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Bethesda 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 Harmontown between 1997 and 2020, burning about 807 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2000 | Smoking | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Harmontown: 5 unknowns, 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville District | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1953 | |
| Batesville White Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Mcbride Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcbride Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Barksdale Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Batesville | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Caraway Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Earnheart | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| O'Neal | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Limeville (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| The Quarry | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| New Hope | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Locust Grove | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Limedale | 5.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57886. 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.







