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Plumlee, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Plumlee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72641. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ponca quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Plumlee within Newton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 14 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

70 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Plumlee (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,608 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined21
Arson/incendiarism18
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony12
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresBuffalo National RiverBISHOP FIRE
6 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2000Arson/incendiarism14 acresBuffalo National RiverBEESTING
25 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 May 2014Debris and open burning30 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionBOO18126500
3 May 2015Fireworksunder an acreBuffalo National RiverCECIL BLUFF WF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Plumlee (historical): 13 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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
Ben Heuer PropertyKaolinPast Producer
Davidson ProspectIron, ManganeseProspect
Sam DavidsonManganeseOccurrence
Blue BluffLead, ZincPast Producer
Boulder ProspectLeadPast Producer
BrewerZinc, LeadPast Producer
Canton MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Chimney Rock MineLead, ZincPast Producer
KilgoreLead, ZincPast Producer
MmcelhaneySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton 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
Mount Sherman2.1 miles14
Compton3.1 miles14
Erbie3.3 miles13
Ponca4.8 miles14
Diamond Cave5.4 miles13
Beechwood5.6 miles14
Jasper6.0 miles13
Stoverville6.4 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69937. 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.