Index, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Cedar Falls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72110. It sits by Stouts Point. The Survey maps it on the Morrilton West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Index
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Chapel of the Transfigurationlisted 2022 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1889 USGS Morrilton No. 3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Morrilton West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Morrilton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Index (historical) between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,870 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,401 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Index (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Riverview | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Rehms Corner | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Winrock | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| West (historical) | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Country Estates | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Oppelo | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Kenwood | 5.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66197. 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.











