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Ironton, Arkansas

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies near Iron Ore Hill. The Survey maps it on the Little Rock quadrangle.

Ironton within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

18 surveys from 26 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

138 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Ironton between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,200 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 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 burning47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined37
Arson/incendiarism32
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony2
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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2016Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 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
28 September 2004Arson/incendiarism19 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 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Ironton: 52 unknowns, 7 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Niobium (Columbium). 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
Fourche Bayou DepositNiobium (Columbium)Occurrence
Elkins PitClayProducer
HoffmanClayProducer
Little Rock Industrial Minerals PntClayProducer
Arch Street QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Granite Mountain MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Granite Mountain Quarry #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Granite Mountain Quarry #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sweet Home Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

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
Parkers2.2 miles22
Woodyardville2.4 miles26
Higgins2.7 miles23
Landmark2.7 miles22
Berger2.7 miles26
Brittain3.0 miles26
Tafton3.1 miles18
American Manor3.1 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 50524. 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.