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Johnson, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Cane Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72863. It stands on Pigeon Roost Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Blaine quadrangle.

Johnson within Logan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

27 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Johnson between 1999 and 2017, burning about 333 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
17 September 1999Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined217 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 August 2007Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
31 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 July 2016Other causes1.0 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsPECKERWOOD LANE
10 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 July 2012Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Logan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Johnson: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Arkansas Cherry Blend Stone CoStone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Needham Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rv MtnStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 2StonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 3StonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 3StonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Logan 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
Sommer (historical)1.5 miles20
Dublin1.6 miles20
Tokalon2.5 miles20
Geren (historical)2.7 miles20
Saint Scholastica2.8 miles20
Shoal Creek3.4 miles20
Prairie View3.4 miles20
New Blaine4.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72200. 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.