Mount Hersey, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72685. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Western Grove 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
- 1967 USGS Western Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
164 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Mount Hersey between 1996 and 2020, burning about 9,284 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 59 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Buffalo National River | MT. HERSEY |
| 18 July 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | WOOLUMPILE |
| 7 June 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Buffalo National River | FLAT ROCK |
| 20 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CAVE CREEK CHUTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Mount Hersey: 12 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Granby Mine | Lead, Zinc, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Ragged Breeches | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| A-Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Confederate | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Belle of Wichita Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bonanza Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Hill | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Excelsior | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Little Buffalo River | Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Yardelle | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hasty | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Carver | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Western Grove | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Cave Creek | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Wells Creek (historical) | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Piercetown | 7.2 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122555774 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58222. 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.











