BlockNew Salem, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Fleener Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72372. The Survey maps it on the Palestine 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.
- 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
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of New Salem between 1997 and 2007, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 February 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 November 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Salem in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Salem | $2,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Plains | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hopper | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Little Prairie (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Nash Corner | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gill | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Holub Crossing | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Moro | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Forest | 7.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59492. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.