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Mount Sherman, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72641. It lies near Sherman Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ponca quadrangle.

Mount Sherman within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

49 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Mount Sherman between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,188 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning14
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresBuffalo National RiverBISHOP FIRE
6 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2000Arson/incendiarism14 acresBuffalo National RiverBEESTING
3 May 2015Fireworksunder an acreBuffalo National RiverCECIL BLUFF WF
9 April 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBuffalo National RiverERBIE LOW WATER BRIDGE WF
8 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBuffalo National RiverBUZZARD
3 April 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mount Sherman: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Boulder ProspectLeadPast Producer
Ozark Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Panther CreekZincPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
Blue BluffLead, ZincPast Producer
Hudson PropertyLead, ZincPast Producer
J A LowrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Newton County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pruitt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Plumlee (historical)2.1 miles14
Diamond Cave3.4 miles13
Erbie3.8 miles13
Jasper4.0 miles13
Compton5.2 miles14
Parthenon5.4 miles13
Ponca5.8 miles14
Beechwood6.2 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77743. 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.