Parkers, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. The Survey maps it on the Spring Lake quadrangle.
On record in Parkers
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.
- Carmichael Houselisted 2018 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Spring Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
169 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Parkers between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,271 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Parkers: 49 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sweet Home Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alford-Ross Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Bates Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Berger Plant | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Birnbach Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Brown Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Coe Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Cole Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Concentration Plant | Aluminum | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Woodland Ridge | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Iron Springs | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Ironton | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Brittain | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Guilford (historical) | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Deer Meadow | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| American Manor | 3.0 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77954. 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.














