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Iron Springs, Arkansas

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It stands on Brewer Branch. The Survey maps it on the Spring Lake quadrangle.

Iron Springs within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 22 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

191 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Iron Springs between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,178 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 31 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 burning82
Missing data/not specified/undetermined53
Arson/incendiarism31
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking4
Natural3

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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 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 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Iron Springs: 35 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Bentonite, Clay. 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
UnknownClayUnknown
Long-Bell DepositBentoniteUnknown
Palmer DepositBentoniteProducer
Wilkerson DepositBentoniteUnknown
Alford-Ross DepositAluminumUnknown
Bates DepositAluminumUnknown
Berger PlantAluminumPast Producer
Brown DepositAluminumUnknown
Cole DepositAluminumUnknown
Dan Rauch DepositAluminumUnknown

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
Landmark1.5 miles22
Parkers2.1 miles22
Bingham2.8 miles22
Woodland Ridge2.8 miles26
Guilford (historical)3.7 miles26
Ironton3.9 miles26
Deer Meadow4.1 miles26
Yorkwood4.6 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 50522. 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.