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Kellum, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mineral Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. The Survey maps it on the Chapel Hill quadrangle.

Kellum within Sevier County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

130 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Kellum between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,946 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 72 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
Arson/incendiarism72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking4
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionLOCKESBURG
6 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
29 September 1999Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2004Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry10367

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sevier County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Kellum: 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bellah MineDiatomitePast Producer
Black Horse MineDiatomitePast Producer
Hankins MineDiatomitePast Producer
Lignitz MineDiatomitePast Producer
Petty ProspectDiatomiteProspect

Every working recorded in Sevier 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
Antrey (historical)1.7 miles15
Cheatham1.7 miles15
Oak Grove3.6 miles15
Blanchard (historical)4.1 miles15
Union5.6 miles14
Antioch (historical)5.8 miles15
Chapel Hill6.1 miles15
Pullman6.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57075. 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.