BlockNewtown, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Plum Bayou Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72004. The Survey maps it on the Altheimer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1935 USGS Altheimer quadrangle1:62500, 2 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 Altheimer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Newtown between 2001 and 2014, burning about 102 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 49 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JEF7475303 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Newtown: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Gilsby Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altheimer | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wabbaseka | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Ellison | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rob Roy | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Haywood | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Diantha (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Dick | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Gethsemane | 5.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58264. 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.