Monarch, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marion County Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72687. It lies near Salina Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Peel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Peel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
127 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Monarch between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,744 acres in total. None started naturally. 80 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 | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Monarch: 19 occurrences, 13 unknowns, 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Broome County | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Copperhead | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Governor Eagle | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Markle Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Nokomis | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Pigeon Roost | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Group of Claims | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monarch in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Monarch | $50,000 | Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding, which washed out or damaged 20 county roads. County dump trucks were called out to begin road repairs. The Monarch area received 3.5 inches of rain in one hour. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Monarch | - | The hail size ranged from quarter to golf ball sized. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Monarch | - | Rainfall amounted to 0.90 inch in only 20 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodd City | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lakeway | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Peel | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Perrian (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Snow | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pyatt | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Powell | 9.8 miles | 16 | |
| Georges Creek | 9.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58203. 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.











