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Meaford, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Whittington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72087. The Survey maps it on the Lonsdale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Meaford within Garland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

132 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Meaford (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,394 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 40 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/incendiarism40
Debris and open burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Meaford (historical): 10 past producers, 8 prospects, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Titanium, Vanadium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Christy Brookite DepositTitanium, MetalOccurrenceBrookite
Christy Deposit.Vanadium, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium)Prospect1890, 1976
Christy PropertyMolybdenum, Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), VanadiumProducerMolybdenite, Rutile
Christy PropertyVanadium, Titanium, MetalProspect1943, 1984, 1985
Golden-Estes PropertyMolybdenumPast Producer
Hot Springs PitSilica, TripoliProducer
Magnet Cove Rutile MineTitanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium)ProducerRutile
No NameStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Old Spanish DiggingsGoldProspect
Southern Acid & Sulphur Co. ProspecSulfurProspect

Every working recorded in Garland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
High Point (historical)1.6 miles14
Lonsdale3.5 miles15
Gulpha (historical)3.8 miles14
Price5.5 miles12
Dripping Springs (historical)6.0 miles14
Potash Sulphur Springs (historical)6.0 miles12
Lake Catherine6.9 miles12
Spring Lake (historical)7.0 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64332. 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.