Hartley, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Gap Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71972. It stands on Faulkner Branch. The Survey maps it on the Baker Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Umpire quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Baker Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Hartley between 1996 and 2012, burning about 1,372 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | HIGHLAND |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | 56 acres | Ouachita National Forest | HOLLY BRANCH |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | WEST CANEY |
| 27 August 2005 | Natural | 185 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SHORT CREEK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hartley: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossatot River Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Duncan,Dieckman & Duncan | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Lawrence Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Pickell Mn Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| W.Allen Claim | Manganese | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartley in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartley | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in Cossatot River State Park. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartley | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartley | - | Numerous trees were downed or snapped in the Shady Lake Recreation Area. Trees blocked roads and fell on structures. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| McCauley | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bethel Chapel | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Wickes | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Vandervoort | 10.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Valley | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hatton | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Holly Grove | 11.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71926. 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.








