Ozmont Bluff, 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Monticello South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Dumas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Ozmont Bluff (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 617 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DRE8464285 |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Ozmont Bluff (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise (historical) | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Oakwoods (historical) | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Scrouge Out (historical) | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Reed Settlement (historical) | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bowser (historical) | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| College Heights | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rough and Ready (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lone Sasafras (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79065. 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.



