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Lanark, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 71631. The Survey maps it on the Banks quadrangle.

Lanark within Bradley County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

58 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Lanark between 2001 and 2019, burning about 230 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Debris and open burning17
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
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
4 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 2007Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2005Natural17 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 August 2015Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bradley County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lanark: 4 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Unk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel Pits 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Bradley 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
Craney2.3 miles13
Banks3.0 miles12
Castleberry (historical)3.6 miles18
Farmville4.1 miles13
Gin (historical)5.4 miles13
Glynn (historical)6.2 miles12
Gravelridge6.3 miles18
Cross Roads6.5 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57085. 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.