Limedale Junction, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cushman-Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It lies near Grooms Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Batesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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 Batesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Limedale Junction between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,154 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 26 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 burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Limedale Junction: 34 past producers, 9 unknowns, 7 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | Platinum, Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Batesville District | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1953 | |
| Batesville White Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Clubhouse Manganiferrous Carbonate | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Mcbride Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcbride Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mulligan Hollow Manganese Limestone | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Rutherford Hollow Mn Limestone | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Sheid Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Big Spring Mill | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Denieville (historical) | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Limedale | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Pattonville | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| The Quarry | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Meadow Heights | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Blowing Cave (historical) | 2.9 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122591600 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58068. 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.







