Mimosa, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Black Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71960. The Survey maps it on the Mount Ida quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Mount Ida quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1890 USGS Mt Ida quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Mount Ida quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mount Ida quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Mimosa between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,615 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 11 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | CRYSTAL PARK |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 563 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BEECH CREEK |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | 705 acres | Ouachita National Forest | CHRISOPHER MOUNTAIN |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | 12 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LONG MOUNTAIN |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mimosa: 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Quartz, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy Sand & Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Facy Hill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Hoyt-Williams Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Mcgrew Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1986, 1988 | |
| Wegner Quartz Crystals | Quartz | Producer | 1986 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mimosa in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Mimosa | - | High water covered Arkansas Highway 27/Bridge Street south of the town of Mt. Ida. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Mimosa | - | A COOP observer sent pictures of hail of at least half-dollar size hail to the office. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Black Springs | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Redbird (historical) | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Owley | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Norman | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Union Hill | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cox Spring | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hog Jaw | 6.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63543. 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.








