Perkins, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Muddy Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71852. The Survey maps it on the Nathan quadrangle. It stands 541 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 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
- 1970 USGS Nathan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Center Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Perkins between 1993 and 2017, burning about 1,188 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Perkins: 27 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Barium-Barite, Strontium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 13 Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| V. B. Lewis Pit | Strontium | Unknown | ||
| Howard County Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Mine and Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Reed | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Corinth | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Muddy Fork | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pump Springs (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Chapel Hill | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Center Point | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Green Plains | 6.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q108501706 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58347. 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.







