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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lonsdale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1997Regional 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/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Brookite Deposit | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Brookite | |
| Christy Deposit. | Vanadium, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium) | Prospect | 1890, 1976 | |
| Christy Property | Molybdenum, Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), Vanadium | Producer | Molybdenite, Rutile | |
| Christy Property | Vanadium, Titanium, Metal | Prospect | 1943, 1984, 1985 | |
| Golden-Estes Property | Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Hot Springs Pit | Silica, Tripoli | Producer | ||
| Magnet Cove Rutile Mine | Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium) | Producer | Rutile | |
| No Name | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Spanish Diggings | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Southern Acid & Sulphur Co. Prospec | Sulfur | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point (historical) | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lonsdale | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gulpha (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Price | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dripping Springs (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Potash Sulphur Springs (historical) | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Catherine | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Lake (historical) | 7.0 miles | 12 |
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.







