Monica, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72335. The Survey maps it on the Haynes quadrangle.
On record in Monica
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
First United Methodist Churchlisted 1994 · 0.9 miles away- Forrest City Public Librarylisted 2022 · 0.7 miles away
- Forrest City City Halllisted 2022 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1940 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Haynes quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Monica between 1997 and 2020, burning about 589 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 29 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Monica: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colvins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forrest City Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest City | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Vernon (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Redfern | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Crow Creek | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rosine | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bonair | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Becks | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Madison | 3.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 82909. 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.









