Mountain Grove, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in White Oak Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. The Survey maps it on the Watalula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1879 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
52 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Grove between 1999 and 2019, burning about 416 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Natural | 29 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mountain Grove: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman Rock Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| White Oak Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Watalula | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| White Oak | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Felkner Town | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ozark | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| South Ozark | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Wiederkehr Village | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Webb City | 4.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72784. 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.









