Nebo, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bartholomew Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71667. It stands on Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tarry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1935 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tarry quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Tarry quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Nebo between 2001 and 2019, burning about 657 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Natural | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Nebo: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hb Roberts | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lincoln County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rupe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Star City Pit | 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 | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Phenix | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Crigler | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Star City | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Meroney | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Whitefield | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Tarry | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Feenyville | 5.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58243. 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.









