BlockMitchell Corner, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cypert Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72010. It stands on Cypress Slough. The Survey maps it on the Georgetown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1935 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:62500
- 1968 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1972 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell Corner between 1998 and 2017, burning about 538 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 140 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BALD KNOB |
| 24 June 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 May 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mitchell Corner: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimmo | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rio Vista | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty Valley | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Worden | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Barber (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pryor | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wranes (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Enright | 5.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57125. 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.