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Oakwoods, Arkansas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71655. The Survey maps it on the Monticello South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Oakwoods within Drew County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

111 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Oakwoods (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 708 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined48
Debris and open burning25
Arson/incendiarism20
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionDRE8464285
30 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Drew County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Oakwoods (historical): 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Drew MillSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkClayPast Producer
Burton MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
C & W Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clyde Rogers Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cooper Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Drew County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Drew County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rc McKinsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Drew County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bowser (historical)0.9 miles9
Scrouge Out (historical)1.0 miles9
College Heights1.1 miles9
Reed Settlement (historical)1.2 miles9
Ozmont Bluff (historical)1.4 miles9
Paradise (historical)2.3 miles9
Rough and Ready (historical)2.5 miles9
Monticello3.8 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79056. 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.