Norton, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Northeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72638. It lies near Miller Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Green Forest quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Norton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Green Forest Water Towerlisted 2007 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Green Forest quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Norton (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 508 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Norton (historical): 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hittson Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unk Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| R & R Gravel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| R&R Gravel Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Osage Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R & R Quarry No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Forest | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| New Town (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brasswell Spring (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cisco | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rule | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hough | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Coin | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Farewell | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69233. 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.









