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Peak, Arkansas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71968. The Survey maps it on the Bonnerdale quadrangle.

Peak within Garland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 7 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

92 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Peak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 723 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 34 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/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning21
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOuachita National Forest177 W-18
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOuachita National ForestHICKORY NUT #1
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresOuachita National ForestHICKORY NUT #2
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresOuachita National ForestHICKORY NUT #3
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOuachita National ForestHICKORY NUT #4
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOuachita National ForestHICKORY NUT #5
28 September 2003Arson/incendiarism22 acresOuachita National ForestMEYERS
28 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOuachita National Forest120

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garland County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Peak: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Slate, Dimension, Quartz, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kimes Crystal AreaQuartzUnknown
No NameSlate, DimensionPast Producer
No NameSilicaPast Producer
No NameSlate, DimensionPast Producer
Starfire MineQuartzProducer1990
UnknownSilicaUnknown

Every working recorded in Garland 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
Meyers3.0 miles8
Crystal Springs3.9 miles15
Crystal Springs Landing4.4 miles15
Maddox4.9 miles8
Old Bonnerdale5.9 miles7
Pearcy6.9 miles8
Chandler7.2 miles8
Bear7.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64344. 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.