Mazarn, Arkansas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Alamo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71933. The Survey maps it on the Bonnerdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bonnerdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Mazarn between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,154 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 21 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MAZARN |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | 120 |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 136 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DRY FORK |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DOLLAR ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mazarn: 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrickson Clay Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Plemmons Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Woodall Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mazarn in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mazarn | - | Several trees down across the area to the south and southeast of Mount Ida. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imelda (historical) | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Lucky (historical) | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hickory Station | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Alamo | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Welsh | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Plata | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Segur | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Station (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 |
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 Q122559318 | 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 72575. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





