Plainview, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Ellsworth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72865. It stands on East Fork Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scranton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #1 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Plainview between 1992 and 2017, burning about 774 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BIG CARTER |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | RED BENCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Plainview: 14 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Var Contr | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Cherry Blend Stone Co | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Ledgestone | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Rainbow Stone Quarry &Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Midway Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Needham Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Patterson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| River Mountain Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ridge | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Wilkins | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Ellsworth (historical) | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Spielerville (historical) | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Subiaco | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Midway | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie View | 4.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73116. 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.










