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Ophir, Arkansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Norman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71960. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Caddo Gap quadrangle.

Ophir within Montgomery County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

54 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Ophir between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,111 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 19 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
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3

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
5 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresOuachita National ForestVAUGHT MTN.
26 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOuachita National ForestUNIT 9
25 September 2001Arson/incendiarism13 acresOuachita National ForestSMITH MOUNTAIN
23 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresOuachita National ForestCRYSTAL PARK
9 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2011Natural63 acresOuachita National ForestFODDERSTACK
5 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Ophir: 9 unknowns, 7 producers, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Quartz, Manganese, 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
Donaghey PropertySilverUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownLimestone, DimensionUnknown
UnknownFlagstoneUnknown
Bird & Son, Inc #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Glenwood Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Black SpringsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hendriksen SampleManganeseUnknown
Jones Valley MineManganeseUnknown
S A Hanna ProspectManganeseProspect1909

Every working recorded in Montgomery 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
Caddo Gap2.8 miles16
Manfred3.0 miles16
Plata3.5 miles16
Norman3.8 miles16
Black Springs5.6 miles16
Hickory Station (historical)5.6 miles16
Owley5.8 miles15
Hickory Station6.5 miles7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64913. 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.