Little Fir Landing, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Mount Ida Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71957. The Survey maps it on the Fannie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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
- 1962 USGS Fannie quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Little Fir Landing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 659 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | STORY |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 12 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LAKESIDE |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | WEST |
| 11 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 acres | Ouachita National Forest | JOPLIN MULE |
| 11 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2005 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BULLINS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Little Fir Landing: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalybeates Springs Mine | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| George Shieffield No. 2 Mine | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Oden Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rubie | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Washita | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Fir (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Buddys Landing | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Story | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fannie | 4.9 miles | 14 |
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 Q122554374 | 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 72392. 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.







