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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.

Holly Springs within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

87 since 1997

Regional 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 burning33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Arson/incendiarism15
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 2010Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Arson/incendiarism60 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Bear Mining Co.CopperUnknown
H. J. White ProspectSilicaUnknown
UnknownNickel, Talc-SoapstoneProspect
Wallis Soapstone PitTalc-Soapstone, NickelProspect
Duke-Warner PitNickel, Talc-SoapstoneProspect
Inman Soapstone ProspectNickel, Talc-SoapstoneProspect
No NameSlate, DimensionUnknown
No NameSlate, DimensionUnknown
Pulaski County Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Tayor Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Banty (historical)0.9 miles25
Twin Springs1.5 miles25
Martindale2.2 miles25
Shady Grove2.6 miles20
Alpine3.0 miles25
Ferndale3.5 miles16
Spring Valley3.7 miles25
Parkway Place4.5 miles20

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.