Holly Springs, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72210. It lies near Bland Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Congo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1938 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1944 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Congo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Congo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Holly Springs between 1997 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. None 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Holly Springs: 5 unknowns, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Nickel, Slate, Dimension, Nickel, Talc-Soapstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear Mining Co. | Copper | Unknown | ||
| H. J. White Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Nickel, Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Wallis Soapstone Pit | Talc-Soapstone, Nickel | Prospect | ||
| Duke-Warner Pit | Nickel, Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Inman Soapstone Prospect | Nickel, Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Pulaski County Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tayor Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banty (historical) | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Twin Springs | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Martindale | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Shady Grove | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Alpine | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Ferndale | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Valley | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Parkway Place | 4.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68321. 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.











