McHue, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in McHue Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It stands on Muddy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Jamestown quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of McHue between 1999 and 2020, burning about 992 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of McHue: 10 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Crusher #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rocky Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Galloway Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Jamestown | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Clearview Estates | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Desha | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Dennison Heights | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Salado | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bryant | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Riverview | 3.4 miles | 18 |
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 Q122547222 | 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 58150. 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.







