Hickory Station, Arkansas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caddo Gap Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71933. The Survey maps it on the Bonnerdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bonnerdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Hickory Station between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,126 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 18 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MAZARN |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | 120 |
| 26 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | UNIT 9 |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 136 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DRY FORK |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DOLLAR ROAD |
| 15 September 2013 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hickory Station: 5 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone, Silica. 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 | Flagstone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Woodall Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Black Springs | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nelson Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Plemmons Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazarn | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Lucky (historical) | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Plata | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Imelda (historical) | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Segur | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Welsh | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hickory Station (historical) | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Alamo | 4.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63507. 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.





