Lena, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It stands on Ritter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jessieville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Jessieville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Lena (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,144 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 78 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/incendiarism | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BUFFALO GAP |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | PLUG |
| 29 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | GAR22988967 |
| 24 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | TRAVIS |
| 22 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Lena (historical): 11 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Quartz, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Terry Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blocker Lead Quartz | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| John Mcearl Tract | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| Quartz Processing Corp. Quarry | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Colemans Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Dierks Quartz Area No 5 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Dierks Quartz Area No.4 | Silica | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Blakely | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Jessieville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Springs | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain Valley | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Beaudry (historical) | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hot Springs Village | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ozark Lithia | 9.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64327. 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.







